Drink of the Day: Ruby Partida

May 5, 2011 2:49 pm

Cheers to Cinco de Mayo! Here in the United States, Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage. It is also an excuse for many Americans to leave work early to enjoy some guacamole and margaritas. But what’s Cinco de Mayo without tequila? In New York City, Cinco de Mayo is one of the biggest drinking holidays of the year, so if you happen to go out tonight, you can be sure that you’ll be peer pressured into taking at least one shot of tequila.

If you decide to stay inside to avoid the crowds and throw your own Cinco de Mayo bash, you can create your own tequila cocktail to kick off the celebration. An especially delicious cocktail that uses Partida Reposado Tequila is Ruby Partida. Ruby Partida is a beautiful blood orange color that is the perfect blend of sweet and tart flavors. Make sure to keep count of how many you drink because Ruby Partida is no joke and will definitely get your fiesta rolling!

Ruby Partida created by Dale De Groff

Ingredients
1 1/2 oz. Partida Reposado Tequila
1 1/2 oz. Fresh Ruby Red Grapefruit juice
1/2 oz. Cointreau
1/2 oz. Fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/2 oz. French Cassis.

Preparation
1. Shake the first 4 ingredients in a shaker with ice.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
3. Dribble the 1/2 oz. French Cassis down the inside of the glass so it will settle at the bottom.

Tip: You can always swap the grapefruit juice for any variety of orange juice you want. The drink tastes really great with orange mango juice as well.