National Margarita Day Is 2/22! Try these Cocktails!

National Margarita Day (February 22) is almost here, so Tequila Cazadores & Chef Aarón Sánchez have teamed up to share a mouth-watering and easy at-home food & drink pairing to get your next fiesta started.

This year, Chef Aarón pairs his Mexican Street Corn (elote) recipe with a Tequila Cazadores Highland Margarita. Made with award-winning 100% Agave from the highlands of Los Altos de Jalisco, this margarita is the perfect option for enjoying alongside Aarón Sánchez’s delicious take on this classic Mexican favorite: elotes.

“For this pairing, I chose the Cazadores Highland Margarita, paying homage to the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico where this beautiful 100% Agave tequila is created. If you’re throwing a Margarita Day fiesta or small gathering, this citrus-forward cocktail goes perfectly with my Mexican Street Corn (elote) recipe, which is always a crowd-pleaser.”

Mexican Street Corn

Ingredients

4 ears corn, husked
2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo, finely chopped
1 cup mayonnaise

For garnish:
crumbled cotija cheese, fresh cilantro leaves, lime wedges

Instructions

1)Preheat the grill or grill pan on medium-high.

2 To make the chipotle mayonnaise: mix the chopped chipotles with mayonnaise in a bowl.
Set aside.

1. Grill the corn on the cob until lightly roasted on each side, approximately 1 minute per side.

2. Brush the chipotle mayonnaise onto the grilled corn and then top with cotija cheese and cilantro. Serve immediately.

Note: If family-style serving is preferred,
–shave the cooked kernels off the cob, and,
–then toss with chipotle mayonnaise and top with cotija cheese and cilantro.

Cazadores Highland Margarita

Ingredients

2 oz. Tequila Cazadores Blanco

4 oz. Grapefruit Juice

1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice

1 oz. Light Agave Nectar 

Salt (for rim)

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker.
   Shake and strain into a salt-rimmed glass filled with ice

2. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge and a lime wheel

I hope your President’s Day will turn out to be a relaxing event and that you enjoy your cocktails!