Cocktails to Impress Your Lady on National Wife Appreciation Day

While Sundays are reserved for football and hanging with the men in the man cave, this Sunday, September 21 is National Wife Appreciation Day. Hornitos® Tequila would like to remind men that a happy wife means a happy life, so take a timeout to show your significant other just how much she means to you. Express your appreciation for all that your special lady has tolerated with you by mixing up some Hornitos® Tequila drinks that will have her feeling like a queen.

Hornitos® Tequila’s mixologist, Christian Sanders of Evelyn Drinkery, has created a few cocktails that will help your audience impress their ladies and give them a chance to sit back, relax and sip on a delicious drink.

-          Cloud 9

-          Dulce y Picante

-          Sweet Amigo

Cloud 9

·         1 ½ parts Hornitos® Plata Tequila

·         ¾ part raspberry liqueur

·         ¼ part simple syrup *

·         ½ part lemon juice

·         2 dashes Angostura® Bitters

·         1 part sparkling wine

·         1 egg white

·         1 part heavy cream

*To make simple syrup, mix together 1 part sugar and 1 part water and bring to a boil (approximately 1-2 minutes). Cool before serving.

Preparation: Add all ingredients into a mixing glass, excluding sparkling wine. Shake well, without ice for approximately 10-12 seconds. Top with sparkling wine and pour into a Collins glass. Garnish with lavender.

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Dulce y Picante

·         1 ½ parts Hornitos® Plata Tequila

·         ½ part Green Chartreuse® Liqueur

·         ¾ part pineapple juice

·         1 jalapeno slice

·         ¾ part simple syrup*

·         ¾ part lime

·         Handful of cilantro

*To make simple syrup, mix together 1 part sugar and 1 part water and bring to a boil (approximately 1-2 minutes). Cool before serving.

Preparation: Muddle cilantro in a mixing glass, then gently muddle jalapeño on top of cilantro, then add remaining ingredients into a mixing glass. Shake well for approximately 8-10 seconds. Double strain into a double old fashioned glass rimmed with paprika sea salt. Garnish with a cilantro leaf and/or pineapple leaf.

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Sweet Amigo

·         1 ½ parts Hornitos® Reposado Tequila

·         ½ part apricot liqueur

·         ½ part honey

·         ¾ part lemon

·         ¾ part egg white

Preparation: Add all ingredients into a mixing glass. Shake without ice for approximately 10-12 seconds. Double strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with cinnamon.