5 Cocktails For Cinco De Derby This Saturday
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The Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo happen to fall on the same day this year, which gives you twice as many reasons to spice up your DIY cocktail menu. We rounded up a few of our favorite drinks from our favorite rooftops, restaurants, and bars to give you the perfect sips for your Cinco de Derby Party this year. Whether you’re watching the Derby with your friends or out celebrating the fifth, get inspired by these sweet and spicy cocktails. Talk Derby to me.
Rhubarb Rye Julep
Ingredients:
1 large mint sprig
1 oz. Mint Extract
1 oz. Rye whiskey
1/2 oz. Rhubarb Syrup
1/4 oz. lemon juice
Directions: Shake enough ice vigorously in a cocktail shaker to fill a julep cup or rocks glass. Pour the chipped ice into your glass and garnish with a large sprig of mint. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir with the ice for about 10 seconds, then strain into the glass. (Recipe courtesy of Egg Shop)
Red Eye Rider
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. Old Forester Bourbon
5 oz. Branca Menta
1/2 oz. ginger syrup
5 oz. espresso (cooled)
6 leaves Kentucky mint
Directions: Shake all ingredients well and double strain over crushed ice. Garnish with Kentucky mint bouquet. (Recipe courtesy of Nicky’s Coal Fired)
Pineapple Julep
Ingredients:
1.35 oz. Mint-infused Don Julio Blanco
1/6 oz. Luxardo Maraschino
1/3 oz. Pineapple Syrup
1.7 oz. Champagne
Directions: Mix all the ingredients together with a shaker and pour on crushed ice. Garnish with Lime wedge and Grapefruit wheel. (Recipe courtesy of Pulitzer Amsterdam)
TG Delight
Ingredients:
2 oz. dry rosé wine
1 oz. lychee purée
1/2 oz. lemon juice
1/2 oz. coconut water syrup (equal parts coconut water and white sugar.)
Directions: Shake with ice and strain into a wine glass. Top with 2 ounces of sparkling wine. Garnish with a Lychee fruit and edible flower. (Recipe courtesy of Make Believe)
Cinco De Mayo Paloma
Ingredients:
2 oz. Tequila
4 oz. Owen’s Grapefruit + Lime
Directions: Mix all the ingredients together with a shaker and pour on crushed ice. Garnish with Lime wedge and Grapefruit wheel. (Recipe courtesy of Owen’s Mixers)
