AMOUR D’ENFER

Two dashes Cholula Hot Sauce
3/4 oz. fresh lime
1  oz. St~Germain
1.5 oz Don Julio Reposado

Shaken and served on the rocks. Rim with Chili Salt


CALISTA FLOCKHART

One Dash Absinthe
One dash Simple
1/2 oz. lemon
1/2 oz. pineapple
3/4 oz. St Germain
1.5 oz. Siembra Azul Reposado

Shaken and served on the rocks.
CREATED BY Jason Littrell


DIA DEL AMOR

1 part St-Germain
1 ½ parts Reposado Tequila
¾ part fresh lime
2 dashes hot sauce

Shake and strain into chili salt-rimmed rocks glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.


DON PEÑA

2 oz. Reposado Tequila  (Don Julio)
3/4 oz. St-Germain
1/2 oz. Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
6 pieces of diced red bell pepper
2 chunks (yes chunks) of fresh pineapple

Method: In your shaker add the red bell pepper and pineapple and muddle. Add your Tequila, St Germain and Lime Juice, add ice and shake.  Strain into a chilled coup or martini glass.  Garnish with a slice of red bell pepper and/or pineapple.  Vary 1oz mescal, 1oz repo.


G’AVOLET

1/2 oz. Blanco Tequila
3/4 oz. St-Germain
1/2 oz. Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
1 Slice of Avocado
1 Pinch of Cilantro
1 Slice of Jalapeño
Topper of Mexican beer  (Pacifico)

Method: Combine the cilantro, lime, avocado and jalapeño in your shaker and muddle. Add the St Germain and Tequila. Add ice and shake.  Strain into an ice filled Collins glass, and top with your Pacifico.  Garnish should take a rim of salt, (chipotle salt if you like) and a wheel of lime.


THE JAKE WALK

3/4 part St-Germain
3/4 part white rum
3/4 part reposado tequila
3/4 part fresh lime juice
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters

Place all ingredients into an iced shaker. Shake. Strain into an iced cocktail glass and garnish with an orange twist.


THE MANZARITA

2 parts Tequila Blanco
¾ part St-Germain
1 ½ parts pressed apple juice
dash of ground cinnamon
3-4 wedges fresh lemon

Muddle lemon wedges and cinnamon in a mixing glass. Add remaining ingredients and shake with ice. Strain into a ice-filled rocks glass and garnish with a cinnamon stick.
VARIATION: Substitute idyllic Mexican beach for cinnamon stick.


PRETTY RICKEY

2 parts Tequila Blanco
1 part St-Germain
½ part freshly squeezed lime juice
3-4 sour cherries
top with club soda

Muddle the sour cherries in a shaker, and add remaining ingredients and ice. Shake and strain into an ice-filled Collins glass. Top with soda. Garnish with a sour cherry and a lime wedge or wheel. Salute Monsieur Ricky, last seen in a boa and heels on the Champs-Élysées.
VARIATION: Make it a Pretty Ricky Silver Fizz by removing the ice and adding an egg white to the shake.


PASTINACCA

1.5 oa blanco tequila
.5 oz  mezcal
1 oz St G
.5 oz fresh lime
.75 oz fresh grapefruit

shake all and strain into iced rocks glass
garnish rocks glass with salt rim


THE ST-RITA

2 parts Tequila Blanco
1 part St-Germain
¾ part freshly squeezed lime juice

Shake all ingredients with ice and pour into an ice-filled rocks glass (salted rim optional). Garnish with lime wedge
VARIATION: Strain into a chilled Martini glass. Donate lime wedge to needy beer bottle of Hispanic descent.


SUMMER BLUSH

1 1/4 oz. silver tequila
1 oz. St. Germain
1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
2 dashes rose water
4 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
2 cucumber slices

Muddle cucumber slices with rose water, Peychaud’s and lime juice. Add tequila, St. Germain and ice and shake. Double-strain into a cocktail glass, rub the remaining cuke slice around the rim and place on the rim for garnish.


ZIM ZALA BIM

2 oz Partida Reposado
¼ oz Regans’ orange bitters
¼ oz St. Germain Elderflower liqueur
¼ oz 2:1 simple syrup

add ice and stir
strain into a chilled cocktail glass
squeeze the oil from a grapefruit peel into glass and toss the peel