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Cinco de Mayo Cocktail & Links

Viva Mexico!

Happy Cinco de Mayo. We got links and this great cocktail!

Ingredients

2 ½ oz tequila
1 oz grenadine
1 oz Rose’s lime juice

Instructions

Combine with ice in a shaker and mix well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a wedge of lime.

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