Mardi Gras Cocktails To Keep You Tipsy by Hendrick’s Gin, Lillet, Solerno, & Milagro Tequila

With Fat Tuesday, the biggest day of the Mardi Gras celebration, just a week away, check out these festive cocktails to drink in honor of the special occasion!

We’ve paired Hendrick’s, Lillet, Solerno and Milagro cocktails together to represent the trio of official Mardi Gras colors – purple representing justice, gold representing power and green representing faith – which were suggested by the Russian Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich Romanov in 1872 during his visit to New Orleans.

Whether you’re at home wishing you were at Bourbon Street, or in New Orleans celebrating, these creative libations are festive and delicious!

Cheers!

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Purple Basil Gimlet

2 oz Hendrick’s Gin
½ oz fresh lime juice
½ oz simple syrup
4-6 leaves purple basil

Press purple basil leaves with simple syrup and fresh lime juice, add Hendrick’s Gin and shake well, strain up into a stemmed glass, garnish with a sprig of purple basil.
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Corpse Reviver #2

1 part Lillet Blanc
1 part Hendrick’s gin
1 part Bols triple sec
¾ part fresh lemon juice
¼ part simple syrup
2 dashes Pernod

Shake all ingredients and strain into a chilled martini glass or coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.
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Blonde Juan

1.5 parts Milagro Silver
.75 parts White Peach Syrup
.75 parts Fresh Lemon Juice
2 parts Blonde Beer
1 Lemon Wheel

Combine tequila, peach syrup and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker and add ice. Shake and strain over fresh ice in a tall Collins glass. Top with a Blonde Ale. Garnish with a lemon wheel.
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Sicilian Cooler

2 parts Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur
.75 part Campari
.75 part fresh lemon juice
3 parts soda water
Build over ice in a tall glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel and mint sprig
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Cool as a Cucumber Margarita

2 parts Milagro Silver
1 part Fresh Lime Juice
3 Cucumber Slices
1 Lime wheel
1 Cucumber Stick
Garnish: course ground sea salt and black peppercorn mix

Combine all ingredients in a blender without ice. Blend and pour over fresh ice into a rocks glass prepared with a half salted rim. Garnish with a cucumber spear and lime wheel (optional).
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