Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos)
29 September 2023
David Ampudia @ampudia.david, Brand Ambassador of Altos Tequila in Mexico, prepared two cocktails with Altos Plata and Altos Reposado especially for the Tahona Society community; they were created to evoke the spirit of the most anticipated holiday of the year: Day of the Dead!
Vigilia Cocktail for Day of the Dead
Ingredients
60 ml Altos Reposado
60 ml punch concentrate*
30 ml orange juice
30 ml orange bitters
cinnamon stick, for garnish
sugar skull, for garnish
Method
In a mixing glass add the ingredients and stir. Serve into an old fashioned glass with ice. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and sugar skill.
*Punch Concentrate
1 liter water
1 cinammon stick
2 cloves
3 anise stars
1 cup dried hibiscus flowers
½ kg brown sugar
1 apple, cut into small cubes
For the punch concentrate, boil the water and add all the spices. When the water boils again, lower the heat to simmer. Add the hibiscus flowers, the sugar and the apple. Simmer. Let reduce for 15 minutes. Strain and reserve.
Ofrenda Cocktail for Day of the Dead
Ingredients
60 ml Altos Plata
30 ml mandarin or orange marmalade
30 ml fresh pineapple juice
30 ml cinnamon infusion
marigold flower, for garnish
pineapple leaves, for garnish
Method
Pour all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake well. Serve into a long drink glass.
Garnish with marigold flower and pineapple leaves.
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