Spirits of Mexico 2012 Tequila Trail Cointreau Cocktail Competition recipes

We attended the Spirits of Mexico 2012 Tequila Trail this year and were able to try a couple of drinks made for the Cointreau Cocktail Challenge!

We've provided the recipes below in order of the rounds! Find your favorite or try something new! Enjoy!

Round 1

Barra Barra Saloon - Corazon Morado

• 3/4 oz Muerto Blanco tequila
• 1/4 oz Cointreau
• 1/2 oz Chambord
• 1/2 oz Frangelico
• 4 oz milk

Casa de Reyes - Cointreau Sweet Tart

• 2 oz El Jimador Blanco
• 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 1 oz Chambord
• 1/4 oz Cointreau
• Fresh Lemon Juice
• Fresh Mint

Casa Guadalajara - Milagro Cosmo

• 1.5 oz Milagro
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 3 oz Cranberry Juice
• 1 oz Lime Juice

Rockin' Baja Cantina - Spicy Scorpion

Fill mixing tin with ice, then

• 1 1/2 oz Scorpion Mezcal
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 2 Egg Whites
• 1 dash of Lime Juice
• Fill with Sweet and Sour

Shake, pour into glass

Round 2

Cafe Coyote - Chipotle Pineapple Paloma

• 1 1/4 oz Azunia Blanco
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• Splash of Grapefruit
• Splash of Pineapple Juice
• Topped off with 3/4 oz of Chipotle Pineapple Simple Syrup
• Squeeze a Lemon wedge over the top.
• Pineapple wedge (garnish)

El Fandango - Fandango Cucaracha

• 1/2 oz El Capote Charro
• 1/2 oz Kahlua
• 1/2 oz Cointreau

In a rocks glass, add tequila, then Kahlua, then Cointreau

La Pinata - Mayan Nectar

• 1 1/2 oz Apocalypto Blanco
• 1/4 oz Agave Nectar
• 3/4 oz Cointreau
• 2 oz Pomegranate Juice
• 2 oz Sweet and Sour

Cosmopolitan Hotel - B-Side Cocktail

• 2 oz regional Anejo
• 3/4 oz Cointreau
• 2 slices of Blood Orange
• 1 tsp Brown Sugar
• 8 Mint Tops
• 2 dashes of Chocolate Bitters
• Splash of Orange Juice

Muddle Minto Tops, Brown Sugar, Bitters and Orange. Add remaining ingredients, shake and strain into a glass over ice

Round 3

Miguel's Cocina - Cointreau Skinny

• 1.75 oz Herradura Silver
• .75 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz Agave
• fill with Lime Juice
• 12 oz bucket glass

Alamo Mexican Cafe - Sky Blue Arta Rita

• 4 count Arta Repasado
• 6 count Sweet and Sour
• 2 count Cointreau
• 2 count 7up
• Shake w/Lime & Orange Slice
• 1 count Blue Float Curacao

Old Town Mexican Cafe - Pura Vida Sunset

• 1.5 oz Pura Vida
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 3 oz Orange Juice
• Splash Grenadine

Fred's Mexican Cafe - Angel's Spicy Margarita

Muddle Jalapenos and shot of Vanilla Vodka together; pour into Sugared or Salted margarita glass. Create regular margarita with Gran Centranario (3 count), Cointreau (6 count) and a splash of Sweet and Sour to taste, hand shaken on the rocks. Pour over muddled Jalapenos.