{"id":4747,"date":"2014-05-01T19:09:17","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T19:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kathycasey.com\/blog\/?p=4747"},"modified":"2018-03-15T16:01:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T00:01:51","slug":"cinco-de-mayo-celebrate-with-inspired-margaritas-and-beer-cocktails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kathycasey.com\/blog\/cinco-de-mayo-celebrate-with-inspired-margaritas-and-beer-cocktails\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinco de Mayo \u2013 Celebrate with Inspired Margaritas and Beer Cocktails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cinco_de_Mayo\">Cinco de Mayo<\/a> is just around the corner and margaritas are most likely on the menu. If you&#8217;re looking for some fun new ideas check out my Liquid Kitchen video on how to make a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dKt9tXMZ0QY\"><strong>Black and Blue Cadillac Margarita<\/strong><\/a> with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smallscreennetwork.com\/video\/436\/liquid_kitchen_grand_marnier_foam\/\">Grand Marnier foam<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dKt9tXMZ0QY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>My <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dKt9tXMZ0QY\">Black and Blue Cadillac Margarita<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beer cocktails are defiantly all the rage these days and especially d\u2019lish when made with our amazing local craft beers. If you\u2019re hosting a fiesta, a beer based punch is a great option to make bartending a breeze! Try my recipe for <strong>Hoppy Melon Rita Punch<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fremontbrewing.com\/43\/the-beer.html\">Fremont Summer Solstice Ale<\/a>, fresh citrus, diced watermelon, and tequila \u2013 Yum!<\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019re looking for an alternative to the classic margarita, how about a <a href=\"http:\/\/beer.about.com\/od\/drinksmadewithbeer\/r\/chelada.htm\">chelada<\/a>! Originating over 75 years ago, this classic is now a drink staple. Made with Mexican beer, the juice of one lime, and served over ice in a salt rimmed glass. Refreshing!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michelada\">Michelada<\/a> is another variation with added spices, sauces, and peppers. Some people also make it with a splash of tomato juice, too.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Cinco de Mayo! \u2013Kathy<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2924\/14080113002_e58a85365f_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Hoppy Melon sm\"><br \/>\n<strong>Photo by Kathy Casey Liquid Kitchen\u00ae<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hoppy Melon Rita Punch<\/strong><br \/>\nMakes 16 \u2013 20 servings<\/p>\n<p>zest of 2 limes (zest before squeezing for juice)<br \/>\n1 cup sugar<br \/>\n1 bottle (750 ml) silver tequila<br \/>\n1 cup fresh lime juice<br \/>\n1 cup Ruby Grapefruit Juice Cocktail<br \/>\n1 cup fresh orange juice<br \/>\n2 cups diced fresh watermelon<br \/>\n2 (12 ounce) bottles Fremont Summer Solstice Ale<br \/>\nGarnish: fresh watermelon wedges<\/p>\n<p>In a large punch bowl (or large container such as a stock pot or pitcher) combine the lime zest, sugar, tequila, juices, and watermelon. Stir to combine well. (At this point you can refrigerate the punch for service up to 3 days in advance). Present in a large punch bowl. Add ale right before serving. Serve over ice in punch cups, or fun margarita glasses.<\/p>\n<p>Recipe by Kathy Casey <a href=\"http:\/\/www.LiquidKitchen.com\">Liquid Kitchen<\/a>\u00ae.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner and margaritas are most likely on the menu. If you&#8217;re looking for some fun new ideas check out my Liquid Kitchen video on how to make a Black and Blue Cadillac Margarita with Grand Marnier foam. My Black and Blue Cadillac Margarita! Beer cocktails are defiantly all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,11748,1404,57,16,1,4,1599,4620],"tags":[10551,5940,10549,3311,6760,10556,10548,845,899,6884,11448,1259,4109,10555,3029,548,10554,2787,10550,10553,324,2743,4143,3657,1062,6472,4435,10552,647,83,7325,10558,6795,1148,3800,3459,960,7258,10559,10557,1238,5209,3580,1619,2273,705,84,7504,6983,4838,1719],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/kathycasey.com\/blog\/cinco-de-mayo-celebrate-with-inspired-margaritas-and-beer-cocktails\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cinco de Mayo \u2013 Celebrate with Inspired Margaritas and Beer Cocktails - Dishing with Kathy Casey\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner and margaritas are most likely on the menu. 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