The Cinco Herradura cocktail is the epitome of Cinco de Mayo drinks. Not only does it feature the spirit of Mexico, tequila, but the sugar-coated rim shows off the colors in the Mexican Flag. It can be tricky at first to rim three separate sections of a glass with three different colors of sugar (available at cake decorating and other specialty food stores) but with a little practice and effort the effect can be spectacular.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Tequila Herradura Silver
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- 2 oz cranberry juice
- splash of lemon-lime soda
- squeeze of fresh lime wedge (can also be used as garnish)
- red, green and white super-fine sugar for rimming
Preparation:
- Stir the tequila, fruit juices and soda together in a tall (or mixing) glass filled with ice.
- Squeeze in a wedge of fresh lime and stir again.
- Rim a third of a tumbler with lime and dip in green sugar.
- Rim an adjoining third of the glass with lime and dip in white sugar.
- Rim the last third and dip in red sugar.
- Pour the drink into the rimmed glass and serve.
