Swilled Dog Cocktail Series - Cinco de Mayo Edition
Welcome to the 2nd edition of the Swilled Blog Cocktail Series. Since today is Cinco de Mayo and a Friday, there is a good chance you will possibly be celebrating this evening with friends, tacos, chips and salsa and cider. Wait? Cider? Yes. Trust us on this one - Swilled Dog Hard Cider can now be part of your annual Cinco de Mayo celebration. Check out these two versions of a hard cider margarita and one version of a sangria. Make sure to post pictures using the hashtag #GetSwilled. Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Walk the Dogarita
Makes 2 dogaritas
Ingredients
12 oz Swilled Dog Walk the Dog cider
2 oz gold tequila
1 TBSP agave syrup
Juice of single lime
Apple or lime slices for garnish
Instructions
Dip top of glass in lime juice then in sugar or salt to have a tasty rim. Mix all the ingredients together and pour in glass over ice. Make it frozen by blending ingredients with added ice to desired consistency.
Lucita Margarita (Lucita is the Spanish name of one of our puppy mascots)
Makes 1 serving
Ingredients
4 oz Swilled Dog Walk the Dog cider
1 oz Tequila
.5 oz Grenadine
Juice of ½ a lime
Dash of bitters
Instructions
Dip top of glass in lime juice then in sugar or salt to have a tasty rim. Mix all the ingredients together and pour in glass over ice. Make it frozen by blending ingredients with added ice to desired consistency.
Swilled Sangria
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
1 cup unpeeled green, yellow and red apples- Cut apples into chunks
1 navel orange—quartered and thinly sliced crosswise
1 cup apple juice, chilled
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup apple brandy
22 oz bottle Swilled Dog Apple Bottom cider, chilled
Ice
Instructions
In a pitcher, combine the apples with the orange, apple juice, lemon juice and brandy. Just before serving, add the hard cider. Serve in tall glasses over ice.