3 Untamed (LOBOS 1707)RED Cocktails with Chef Hong Thaimee

(RED)UCATOR Chef Hong Thaimee is in the kitchen with Lobos 1707 and (RED), bringing you untamed cocktails to shake up the final moments of summer.

When you choose (LOBOS 1707)ᴿᴱᴰ Reposado Tequila, you’re not just opting for bold taste—you’re embarking on a bolder mission in the fight to end AIDS and the injustices that allow pandemics to thrive.

Blueberry Margarita

Ingredients (makes 1 cocktail): 

• • ⅛ cup Fresh Blueberries

• • ½ ounce Fresh Lime Juice

• • 2 ounces (LOBOS 1707)ᴿᴱᴰ Reposado Tequila

• • ¾ ounce Honey

• • 1-2 dashes Orange Bitters

• • Ice

• • Sea Salt and Lime Wedge (to rim glass)

Instructions:

1. • Rub the rim of glass with a lime wedge, and swirl through a small pile of sea salt to rim

2. • In a cocktail shaker, muddle the blueberries and lime juice until the blueberries are pulverized

3. • Add the tequila, honey, bitters, and a handful of ice to the shaker

4. • Shake vigorously for about 15 seconds

5. • Strain into salted glass over ice and blueberries

Tequila Mojitos

Ingredients (makes 1 cocktail): 

• • 1 bundle fresh mint

• • 1 ½ limes, quartered

• • ½ ounce Honey

• • 2 ounces (LOBOS 1707)RED Reposado Tequila

• • Ice

• • Soda Water

• • Mint Sprigs (for garnish)

Instructions: 

• • Combine ice cubes, mint leaves, tequila, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker

• • Squeeze in the juice from the limes and divide the limes between 2 glasses

• • Blend or shake until well combined

• • Divide between 2 glasses and top with soda water and sprigs of mint

Cantarito

Ingredients (makes 1 cocktail): 

• • 2 ounces (LOBOS 1707)RED Reposado Tequila

• • ¾ ounce Fresh Orange Juice

• • ¾  ounce Pink Grapefruit Juice

• • ½ ounce Fresh Lime Juice

• • Grapefruit Soda

• • Grapefruit Wheel (for garnish)

• • Himalayan Pink Salt (to rim glass)

• • Ice

Instructions:

• • Rim 2 cocktail glasses with Himalayan pink salt, then fill them with ice

• • Add ice to a separate mixing glass, and in that glass, add the tequila, orange juice, lime juice, and grapefruit juice

• • Stir to combine

• • Pour between 2 glasses, top with grapefruit soda, and garnish with a grapefruit wheel