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Celebrate with Partida

Written by Ashley

Oh, the holidays. The time of year where thanks is given, celebrations are had, and drinking every night is completely acceptable. Spice up your holiday season with some of these easy to prepare dranks- brought you by top bartender Jacques Bezuidenhout for Partida Tequila:

Heated Affair

2 oz Partida Anejo Tequila
6 oz Hot Spiced Apple Cider
Heavy Cream

In a small warm wine glass add Tequila and hot apple cider. Float heavy cream. Garnish: grate fresh nutmeg over cream.


Café Pacifico

1 1/2oz Partida Blanco
½ oz Coffee Liqueur
4oz Freshly Brewed Hot Coffee
3 Barspoons Cinnamon & Sugar Mix
Heavy Cream

Prepare small warm wine glass. Add Tequila & coffee. Mix in the cinnamon sugar. Float heavy cream on top of the coffee. Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar mix on top of a cinnamon stick. Note: the cinnamon sugar mix is 4 parts granulated white sugar to 1 part ground cinnamon. Mix them together in a bowl.


Big Spender

2 ¼ oz Partida Anejo Tequila
1 oz Winter Spiced 10 Year Old Tawny Port
Dash of Angostura Bitters

In a mixing glass stir all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with brandied cherries.

Sofia’s Swizzle

1 ¾ oz Partida Reposado Tequila
1 ¼ oz Organic Unfiltered Apple Juice
¼ oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
¼ oz Velvet Falernum
Dash of Angostura Bitters
Ginger Beer

Shake the first 5 ingredients in a shaker with ice. Strain over fresh ice into a highball glass. Top up the rest of the cocktail with chilled ginger beer and garnish with a lime wedge.

About the author

Ashley

a fun-loving, twenty-something living in Brooklyn. She spends most of her time absorbing all the life, tofu and whiskey that NYC has to offer. Her current obsessions? BDG High-waisted leggings, vintage boot shopping in Williamsburg, Katherine Kwei's sling bag and Melanie Marie's two-finger horn ring.