Red Eye

Ingredients

12 oz.	Lager Beer
2 oz.	Tomato Juice
Rim	Salt
Garnish	Lime Wedge

Directions

Rim a Beer Mug with Salt
Pour the Beer and Tomato Juice into the Mug
Stir till Combined
Garnish with a Lime Wedge

The Red Eye, or Red Beer, is similar to the Michelada, which is sort of like a Beer Bloody Mary. It is usually drank as a brunch cocktail.

Margarita Negra

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	Tequila
1.5 oz.	Coffee Liqueur
1 oz.	Lime Juice
.5 oz.	Agave Nectar (or Agave Syrup)
Rim	Salt
Garnish	Lime Wedge

Directions

Rim a Rocks Glass with Salt
Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 seconds
Double Strain into the Salt Rimmed Glass
Garnish with a Lime Wedge

The Margarita Negra is a Coffee version of the Margarita, or more like a Tommy’s Margarita, on account of the Agave Nectar.

Salty Dog

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	Vodka (or Gin)
To Top	Grapefruit Juice
Rim	Salt
Garnish	Grapefruit Slice

Directions

Rim a Collins Glass with Salt
Pour the Vodka into the Salted Collins Glass over Ice
Top with Grapefruit Juice
Stir till combined
Garnish with a Grapefruit Slice and Straw

The Salty Dog is pretty much the same as a Greyhound, but with a Salted Rim. The drink was thought to have been created in the 1950’s.

Shaken Margarita

Ingredients

2 oz.	Tequila
1 oz.	Triple Sec
1 oz.	Lime Juice
1 Barspoon	Simple Syrup (Optional)
Rim	Salt
Garnish	Lime Wheel

Directions

Rim a Margarita or Rocks Glass with Salt
Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 seconds
Double Strain into the Salt Rimmed Glass
Garnish with a Lime Wheel

The Margaritas origin is unclear. One theory is that it was invented by a man from Dallas, Texas who was visiting Acapulco, Mexico in 1948. Another theory is that the drink is a simple twist on the Tequila Daisy. The Margarita can be served shaken or blended and flavored by adding fruit. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

Blended Margarita

Ingredients

2 oz.	Tequila
1 oz.	Triple Sec
1 oz.	Lime Juice
1 Barspoon	Simple Syrup (Optional)
Rim	Salt (or Sugar)
Garnish	Lime Wheel

Directions

Rim a Margarita Glass with Salt
Combine the Ingredients in a Blender with Ice
Blend till combined
Pour into the Salt Rimmed Glass
Garnish with a Lime Wheel

Tommy’s Margarita

Ingredients

2 oz.	Tequila
1 oz.	Lime Juice
.5 oz.	Agave Nectar (or Agave Syrup)
2 Dashes	Orange Bitters
Rim	Salt
Garnish	Lime Wedge

Directions

Rim a Cocktail Glass or Coupe with Salt
Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 seconds
Double Strain into the Salt Rimmed Glass
Garnish with a Lime Wedge

Tommy’s Margarita is a riff on the Classic Margarita. It was invented in 1990 by Julio Bermejo at his parents’ restaurant called Tommy’s in San Francisco, California. After being introduced to Agave Nectar, he put it in a Margarita to help enhance the agave flavor of the Tequila. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.