{"id":26899,"date":"2017-05-02T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=26899"},"modified":"2021-04-13T20:22:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T03:22:33","slug":"beach-cocktails-a-frosty-mango-pineapple-margarita-for-cinco-de-mayo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/beach-cocktails-a-frosty-mango-pineapple-margarita-for-cinco-de-mayo\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach Cocktails + a Frosty Mango Pineapple Margarita for Cinco de Mayo"},"content":{"rendered":"
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo<\/strong> with a refreshing pineapple mango margarita\u2014a prelude to blissful beachy days where frosty drinks like this fruity, fresh, frozen Mango Pineapple Margarita<\/strong> are best imbibed at the beach, on the sand, or in a cabana.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mexican Margaritas. Hawaiian mai tais. Cuban daiquiris. Brazilian caipirinhas. All are cocktails that answer the siren of summer’s sultry days.<\/p>\n Inspired by Beach Cocktails<\/strong> (Oxmoor House, May 2, 2017, $25), a new full-color book brimming with 125 thirst-quenching cocktails that will transport you to the world\u2019s most tropical locales\u2014with or without a plane ticket. Consider it your new thirst-aid kit complete with beautifully photographed scenic shots of the best beaches and coasts around the globe.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sending you beach vibes from Huntington Beach, CA.<\/p>\n An encyclopedia of tiki bar classics to modern mixes, Beach Cocktails<\/strong> offers much more than cocktail recipes. Flipping through the book, you’ll learn the origin stories and key ingredients of these famous libations and other interesting anecdotes as well as the 411 on stocking your bar with proper spirits, mixers, tools,and glassware. Plus, the final chapter serves up recipes for favorite bar snacks, like mango-lime salsa, ceviche verde, glazed honey garlic chicken wings and more. \u00a0The drinks are approachable, meaning no obscure ingredients are required and guaranteed to make you relax and say \u201cahh\u201d after just one sip.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With Cinco de Mayo (Friday, May 5th) happening the same week as the release of Beach Cocktails<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0I thought it was the perfect opportunity to share a tequila based cocktail to commemorate both occasions. In California and other Southwestern states, Cinco de Mayo is widely celebrated, but if you live in an area where there isn’t a large Mexican population, you may not be familiar with this day to party. So fyi, Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday that celebrates the Mexican army\u2019s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Mango Pineapple Margarita I chose to riff on for Cinco de Mayo is included under Tiki Bar Classics, one of the first chapters in Beach Cocktails.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0The book has several informative sections to assist you with the basics like Bar Tools and Glassware and the Art of the Garnish. In the Mix includes recipes for syrups, mixers, shrubs, and rimming salts. Tiki Bar Classics includes a tequila primer which gives you info on tequila’s origin and different kinds of tequila: blanco<\/em> (white), plata<\/em> (silver), oro<\/em> (gold), joven<\/em> (young) and reposado<\/em> (aged).<\/p>\n Other chapters include High Spirits, Foam and Froth, Warm Sips – including Gin & Vodka Primer and a Whiskey Primer, Happy Hour, Mocktails, Bar Snacks, and Metric Equivalents. All accompanied by vivid beach paradise imagery and inviting cocktail photos.<\/p>\n With Beach Cocktails<\/strong><\/em> in hand, it\u2019s always happy hour. You can read about the interesting origin of Happy Hour, too \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/p>\nBeach Cocktails<\/h2>\n
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo<\/h2>\n
Mango Pineapple Margarita Recipe<\/h2>\n