Go For The Gold With These Olympic-Themed Cocktails

As the world gears up for the Winter Games, pour some drinks that stray away from the norm. It’s not just about the beer anymore – guys are into cocktails too!

Check out these cocktails you can mix up, without embarrassing yourself:

Land of the Free
Celebrate the athletes from the land of the free and the home of the brave with this cocktail

Ingredients:

• 4 parts Hornitos® Plata Tequila
• 48 parts lager
• 2 parts Orange Juice
• 2 parts DeKuyper® Triple Sec

Fill pitcher with Orange Juice, DeKuyper® Triple Sec, and Hornitos® Plata. Slowly pour lager into a pitcher. Stir to mix. Fill pint glass halfway with ice and pour.

 

El Campeón
Pay homage to tequila’s homeland and the Mexican athletes playing in the games

Ingredients:

• 1 part Hornitos® Plata Tequila
• 2 parts Lemonade
• 3-4 dashes of green hot sauce
• Salt/smoked Paprika Rim

Rim shot glass with salt and smoked paprika. Mix chilled lemonade, chilled Hornitos® Plata and hot sauce in mixing glass and pour into shot glass.

 

Whi-tequila Russian
Toast to the host city with this uniquely Hornitos take on the classic White Russian cocktail

Ingredients:

• 1 part Hornitos® Plata Tequila
• ½ part Coconut Water
• ½ part Almond Milk

Add all ingredients to a shaker over ice to chill. Shake, strain and pour into a shot glass rimmed with cinnamon and sugar.

 

Basil Hayden’s American Gold

Ingredients:

• 2 parts Basil Hayden’s Bourbon
• 3/4 parts Cranberry Juice
• 3/4 parts Lime Juice
• 1/2 part Simple Syrup
• 1 pinch Edible Gold Dust

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and shake. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with two raspberries and one blueberry on a toothpick.

Enjoy!