10 Recipes
Horchata
A chilled rice milk drink blended with cinnamon and vanilla, sweet, creamy, and infinitely refreshing.
Agua de Jamaica
Tart, jewel-red hibiscus flower tea sweetened with sugar and served over ice, a staple at every Mexican market.
Agua de Tamarindo
Sweet and sour tamarind pulp dissolved in water, sweetened to taste and served over ice with a chili rim.
Margarita
The iconic Mexican cocktail of blanco tequila, triple sec, and fresh lime shaken and served in a salt-rimmed glass.
Michelada
A savory beer cocktail of Mexican lager, lime juice, hot sauce, and Worcestershire served over ice in a chili-salt rim.
Mezcal
A smoky artisanal spirit distilled from roasted agave hearts in Oaxaca, sipped neat with an orange and sal de gusano.
Tepache
A mildly fermented pineapple peel drink brewed with piloncillo and cinnamon for a tangy, lightly fizzy refresher.
Champurrado
A thick, warming Mexican hot chocolate thickened with masa harina and spiced with cinnamon and piloncillo.
Atole
A comforting hot drink of masa, milk, and piloncillo flavored with vanilla or strawberry, served alongside tamales.
Tequila Sunrise
Tequila and fresh orange juice layered with grenadine for a sunrise gradient, Mexico's most photogenic cocktail.