For A Taste Of The Tropics, Try Making These Cocktails At Home!

Did the quarantine foil your plans for a Cancun getaway? Are you missing out on sipping cocktails on the beach in paradise? Here’s some recipes you can recreate at home for a taste of the tropics! No Mexican vacation is complete without a MARGARITA! What You Need: • 1 Shot Tequila • ½ Shot Triple Sec • 4-6 Fresh Limes • 2 Cups of Ice • Salt or Sugar for Rimming Step 1: Juice limes over ice, you’ll need about a cup worth. Want to skip this step? You can get the pre-juiced lime juice from the store! Step 2: Add in the tequila and triple sec. Step 3: Blend it up! Blend until slushy, you’ll want it just enough that the big chunks are broken up but before it is completely liquefied. Step 4: Rim the glass with a slice of lime and dip the rim of the glass in the salt or sugar, pour in your margarita and enjoy! Bonus: Prefer a flavored margarita? Add in some frozen fruit before blending for a fruity addition! Nothing screams tropical more than a PINA COLADA What You Need: • 1 ½ ounces White Rum • ½ cup diced frozen pineapple • 2 ounces pineapple juice • 2 ounces coconut cream • Optional pineapple, cherry & umbrella for garnish Step 1: Pour the ice, frozen pineapple, juice, coconut cream and run into a blender Step 2: Blend until smooth and frosty. Make sure to blend enough so the ice is crushed but not too much that the mixture becomes too liquidy! Step 3: Pour into a glass and garnish the rim with pineapple slices and cherry. Want to kick it up a notch? Add a splash of rum on top of your drink and enjoy a floater! Want to enjoy a Mexican staple drink? A MICHELADA is similar to a Bloody Mary and is super popular in Mexico! What You Need: • Mexican Beer (Modelo is typical but any will work) • Clamato or Tomato Juice • 3-4 splashes hot sauce, more or less to taste • 2 splashes of Worcestershire sauce • 2 splashes of Maggi sauce (or soy sauce) • Juice of 1 lime • Tajin seasoning (or salt) for the rim Step 1: Take about a tablespoon of Tajin (or salt) and sprinkle it on a small plate. Rub a slice of lime around the rim of the glass and then press the rim in the Tajin to salt the rim Step 2: Fill the glass about ¼ to 1/3 with the Clamato (or tomato) juice. Add the hot sauce, then the lime juice, the Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce and the extra Tajin used to salt the rim. Step 3: Fill the rest of the glass with cold beer Step 4: Garnish with a slice of lime and Cheers! Another classic Mexican cocktail is the PALOMA. If you’re looking for something light and refreshing, this is the drink for you! What You Need: • 2 oz Tequila • 1 tbsp lime juice • 4 oz Grapefruit juice • 2 oz sparkling water or club soda • 1 tsp sugar (optional) Step 1: If you want to have a little sugar on the rim of your glass, rub the edge of the glass with either a slice of lime or grapefruit and dip the top of the glass in the sugar. Step 2: Put a few ice cubes in a glass, add the tequila, the lime and grapefruit juice and top with the sparkling water/ club soda. Note: You can also make this drink using grapefruit soda instead of the grapefruit juice and soda water. Now that you have a few drinks to sip at home, check out our site and start planning your future trip to Cancun, Cabo San Lucas or Puerto Vallarta! Have questions or need assistance planning your trip? Email us at info@afterdark-entertainment.com. Salud!