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.