Calendar of Events
June 3
1–4 pm
TACO WARS
Vote top taco and sample cocktails. 21+ only. Santa Fe Convention Center Rooftop Terrace
201 W Marcy, Santa Fe NMCocktailWeek.com
June 6
6:30 pm
VERNON’S SPEAKEASY COCKTAIL CLASS with light hors d’oeuvres and take home bar tools
6855 Fourth Street NW, Albuquerque 505-341-0831, yougottapassword.com
June 7
7–10 pm
PRAIRIE HILL CAFÉ & BYRON T’S SALOON
LIVE MUSIC with Strings Attached 230 Plaza St, Las Vegas 505-434-0022, prairiehillcafe.com
June 4
9 am
REST & DIGEST YOGA BRUNCH
Emily Branden yoga, sound bath, and sumptuous brunch featuring Hendrick’s gin
Sunset Terrace, 112 W San Francisco, Ste #310, Santa Fe NMCocktailWeek.com
10:30–5:30 pm
MIXOLOGY SEMINARS
Sunset Terrace, 112 W San Francisco, Ste #310, Santa Fe NMCocktailWeek.com
6:30 pm and 7:15 pm
CHEF & SHAKER DINNER AT PALACE PRIME featuring Roku gin, Knob Creek rye, El Tesoro tequila, and Maker’s Mark bourbon
142 W Palace, Santa Fe palaceprimesf.com
June 8
3 pm
STILL SPIRITS DISTILLERY COCKTAIL CLASS 120 Marble NW, Albuquerque, 505-203-6626 @stillspirits
6:30 pm
VERNON’S SPEAKEASY COCKTAIL PAIRING
DINNER 6855 Fourth Street NW, Albuquerque, 505-341-0831, yougottapassword.com
6:30 pm
RESTAURANT MARTÍN COCKTAIL PAIRING
DINNER 526 Galisteo, Santa Fe, 505-820-0919, restaurantmartin.com
6:30 pm
June 5
6:30 pm
CHEF & SHAKER DINNER AT SUNSET TERRACE featuring St-Germain liqueur, Patrón tequila, Angel’s Envy and Teeling whiskeys, and Santa Teresa rum
112 W San Francisco, Ste #310, Santa Fe, santafesunsetterrace.com
7 pm
FARM & TABLE 11TH BIRTHDAY DINNER: five-course cocktail pairing dinner on the farm. 8917 Fourth Street NW, Albuquerque 505-503-7124, farmandtablenm.com
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June 10
12 pm
LA BOCA SHERRY COCKTAIL CLASS AND TASTING
72 W Marcy, Santa Fe, 505-982-3433, labocasantafe.com
3 pm
THE SKILLET BACKYARD BEACH PARTY with five courses of food and cocktail pairings plus live entertainment
623 Twelfth Street, Las Vegas, 505-563-0477, giant-skillet.com
4–5:15 pm
PRAIRIE HILL CAFE & BYRON T’S SALOON AMOR AND AMARI, AMARO CLASS AND TASTING 230 Plaza St, Las Vegas, 505-434-0022, prairiehillcafe.com
7–10 pm
PRAIRIE HILL CAFE & BYRON T’S SALOON LIVE MUSIC with Zay Santos “An Outlaw Tribute to Byron T” 230 Plaza St, Las Vegas, 505-434-0022, prairiehillcafe.com
7 pm–12 am
OPUNTIA CAFE DANCE PARTY
1607 Alcaldesa, Santa Fe, 505-221-1112, opuntia.cafe
THE SKILLET LIVE MUSIC by Mineral Hill followed by late-night karaoke. 623 Twelfth Street, Las Vegas, 505-563-0477, giant-skillet.com all the details at nmcocktailweek.com
Garden Martin-i
By David Pecorari
1 3/4 ounces Tumbleroot High Desert Gin
1/3 ounce tarragon-infused Yukikage sake
1/4 ounce Oka Kura Bermutto
1 ounce tomato water
Lemon peel
Dehydrated tomato and lemon peel, for garnish
Stir ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. For best results, prebatch the liquid components and store in a freezer before making. Express lemon peel over cocktail, then discard. Garnish with a dehydrated tomato.
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
By X Johnson
1 1/2 ounces Tahitian vanilla–infused Expedition vodka
1 ounce pineapple juice
1/2 ounce cane simple syrup
2–3 dashes of cherry bitters
Almond foam, for garnish
Shake vodka, juice, syrup, and bitters with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass. Top with almond foam.
June 8, 6:30 pm: Four-Course Cocktail Pairing Dinner
526 Galisteo, Santa Fe, restaurantmartin.com
RESTAURANT MARTÍN
SANTA FE SPIRITS 308 Read, Santa Fe, 505-780-5906, santafespirits.com
Featured Cocktails
Enjoy these featured cocktails all week long at venues around the state.
SANTA FE
Featured Cocktail: MAI WORD
218 Camino La Tierra 505-983-2100, arroyovino.com
Featured Cocktail:
NEW MEXICO NEGRONI
545 Camino de la Familia 505-916-8596, aasbdistillery.com
Featured Cocktail: SOUTHWEST SIDE 201 Washington, lospoblanos.com
Featured Cocktail: THE MIRAGE
132 W Water, 505-983-1615 coyotecafe.com
*Special Cocktail Pairing Dinner Menu all week
Featured Cocktail: FLOR DE MANZANILLA
72 W Marcy, 505-982-3433 labocasantafe.com
*Signature Cocktail Menu all week
Featured Cocktail: BAD HABITS
401 S Guadalupe, 505-467-8624 palomasantafe.com
*Special Cocktail Menu all week
Featured Cocktail: ”LA CHISME”
NONE OF YOUR BEE’S KNEES
211 Old Santa Fe Trail 505-983-7992, hotelloretto.com
Featured Cocktail: ELOTE CON CHILE MARGARITA 187 Paseo De Peralta 505-982-3033, drfieldgoods.com
Featured Cocktail: 13 GOING ON 30 1607 Alcaldesa, 505-221-1112 opuntia.cafe
Featured Cocktail: PEACHES AND CREAM 329 W San Francisco, 505-898-6280, varawines.com
Featured Cocktail: TOKYO ICED-TIKI 142 W Palace, palaceprimesf.com
Featured Cocktail: RAJA RAJA 551 W Cordova, 505-204-6626 paper-dosa.com
Featured Cocktail: GARDEN MARTIN-I 526 Galisteo, 505-820-0919 restaurantmartin.com
Byron T
2 ounces Rough Rider Straight Bourbon Whisky
1 ounce Atapiño Liqueur
3 big dashes Peychaud bitters
1/2 ounce Bonal Gentiane-Quina aperitif
1 cinnamon stick, for garnish
Stir over ice and strain into rocks glass with an ice sphere. Serve with a smoking cinnamon stick.
Smoky Vibes
1 1/2 ounces Dry Point agave spirit
2 ounces Verde organic grapefruit juice
1/2 ounce fresh-squeezed lime juice
1/2 ounce fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1/2 ounce mint-infused simple syrup
Dehydrated grapefruit rimmer
Mint sprig and grapefruit wedge, for garnish
Dip the rim of a margarita glass into the mint syrup, then into the grapefruit rimmer. Fill with ice and set aside. Shake agave spirit, juices, and syrup with ice in a cocktail shaker. Double strain into rimmed glass, then add mint sprig and grapefruit wedge.
PRAIRIE
June 10, 4–5:15 pm: Amor and Amari, Amaro Class and Tasting ∙ June 7, 7–10 pm: Live music with Strings
Attached ∙ June 10, 7–10 pm: Live music with Zay Santos
230 Plaza St, Historic Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas
505-434-0022, prairiehillcafe.com
THE SKILLET
June 8, 6:30 pm: Live music by Mineral Hill followed by late-night karaoke ∙ June 10, 3 pm: Backyard Beach
Party with five courses of food and cocktail pairings, plus live entertainment. 623 Twelfth Street, Las Vegas
505-563-0477, giant-skillet.com
HILL CAFÉ & BYRON T’S SALOON
Featured Cocktail: CLARIFIED RUM PUNCH
113 Washington, 505-412-9907 rosewoodhotels.com
Featured Cocktail: PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE 308 Read, 505-780-5906 santafespirits.com
Featured Cocktail: RYE BAYOU 2920 Rufina, 206-708-3332 secondstreetbrewery.com
Featured Cocktail: ROSEMARY MANHATTAN
231 Washington, 505-984-1788 santacafe.com
Featured Cocktail: PEARL JAM 225 Johnson, 505-982-6734 sassellasantafe.com
Featured Cocktail: NEVER A DAHL MOMENT 632 Agua Fria, 505-363-3923 sfwineandspirits.com
SILVER CITY LAS CRUCES
Featured Cocktail: SPRING THYME
605 Canyon Road, 505-982-4353 compoundrestaurant.com
Featured Cocktail: WATERMELON JALAPEÑO MULE 200 N Bullard St, 575-956-6144 littletoadcreeek.com
LAS VEGAS
Featured Cocktail: WATERMELON JALAPEÑO MULE 119 N Main St, 575-556-9934 littletoadcreeek.com
Featured Cocktail:
CHEF’S TOMATO GARDEN MARTINI
524 Railroad Ave, 505-434-1005 kinlvnm.com
PRAIRIE HILL CAFÉ & BYRON T’S SALOON
Featured Cocktail: BYRON T 230 Plaza St, Historic Plaza Hotel 505-434-0022, prairiehillcafe.com
Featured Cocktail: SMOKY VIBES 623 Twelfth Street, 505-563-0477 giant-skillet.com
SANTA FE cont. . .
Southwestern Sun
By Michael Gallegos
1 1/2 ounces El Tesoro Reposado Tequila
1/2 ounce Cappelletti Aperitivo
1/2 ounce Ancho Reyes
1/2 ounce house-made orgeat
3/4 ounce lime juice
3 dashes habanero bitters
Lime wheel
Combine all ingredients into a shaking tin and shake with ice. Double strain over a large cube into a rocks glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Flor de Jerez
By Thomas Sell
2 ounces Lillet Blanc
1 ounce Sandeman Sherry Don Fino
3 dashes Angostura bitters
3 dashes orange bitters
Orange twist, for garnish
Stir all ingredients with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Cut a fresh orange twist over the drink so oils from orange zest spray on the surface of the cocktail.
3009 Central NE, Albuquerque, zinqabq.com
June 5, 7 pm: 11th Birthday Dinner: five-course cocktail pairing dinner on the farm. 8917 Fourth Street NW, Albuquerque 505-503-7124, farmandtablenm.com
FARM & TABLE
ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO
Featured Cocktail: FLOR DE JEREZ 8917 Fourth Street NW 505-503-7124, farmandtablenm.com
Featured Cocktail: DESERT 75 120 Marble NW, 505-203-6626 @stillspirits
Featured Cocktail: LEÓN DE ALBUQUERQUE
800 Rio Grande NW, 505-843-6300 hotelabq.com
Featured Cocktail: Summer’s Harvest 125 Second Street, 858-205-9881 hotelandaluz.com
Featured Cocktails: Botanic Bar’s FLOWER POWER; Flora’s FLORA MARGARITA; West Cocktail & Wine Bar’s WEST OLD FASHIONED 1909 Bellemah NW, 505-563-4473 sawmillmarket.com
Featured Cocktail: THE BEACH CRUISER 6855 Fourth Street NW 505-341-0831 yougottapassword.com
Featured Cocktail: SUNDAY BEST 10601 Montgomery NE 505-294-9463, savoyabq.com
Featured Cocktail: MIDNIGHT ZONE 2031 Mountain NW, 505-766-5100, seasonsabq.com
*Cocktail and Food Pairings all week
Featured Cocktail: SHISO THE BEES KNEES 600 Central SW, 505-503-6722, oniabq.com
TOWN AND RANCH
Featured Cocktail: SOUTHWEST SIDE 1318 Fourth Street NW lospoblanos.com
Featured Cocktail: DUKE CITY SOUR IN RED, GREEN, OR PINK and paired with chicken wings served with red, green, or pink sauce
105 Harvard SE, 505-407-2347 505spirits.com
Featured Cocktail: SOUTHWEST SIDE 4803 Rio Grande NW, Albuquerque, lospoblanos.com
Featured Cocktail: SOUTHWESTERN SUN 3009 Central NE, 505-254-9462 zinqabq.com
ALBUQUERQUE
Southwest Side
By Los Poblanos
2 ounces mint-infused Los Poblanos Lavender Gin
3/4 ounce Chareau
1/2 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce grapefruit juice
3/8 ounce Los Poblanos Lavender Simple Syrup
2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
Cucumber wheel with basil and mint sprigs, for garnish
Shake all ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled coupe glass. Insert basil and mint sprigs into the cucumber wheel and slide onto rim of the glass.
Tokyo Iced-Tiki
By Todd Walker + Ashley Lynn
3/4 ounce lime and lemon juice (1:1 ratio)
1/4 ounce orgeat and honey mix (2:1)
1/2 ounce coconut oil–washed Midori
1 bar spoon Giffard apricot liqueur
1 ounce sun-soaked, green tea–infused
Salers Gentian Aperitif
1 ounce Roku gin
1/2 ounce coconut cream
2 dashes orange bitters
Shiso leaf and sesame tuile, for garnish
Fill a hurricane glass to the top with crushed ice. Combine all ingredients and dry shake in cocktail shaker, then pour into ice-filled glass. Add shiso leaf and sesame tuile.
4803 Rio Grande NW, Albuquerque, lospoblanos.com
TOWN & RANCH
1318 Fourth Street NW, Albuquerque BAR NORTE
201 Washington, Santa Fe
June 4, 6:30 pm and 7:15 pm: Chef & Shaker Dinner 142 W Palace, Santa Fe, palaceprimesf.com
LOS POBLANOS BAR CAMPO
PALACE PRIME
Blue Bell Daisy
1 1/2 ounces El Tesoro Blanco Tequila
3/4 ounce DeKuyper Triple Sec
2 ounces fresh lemon sour (equal parts simple syrup and fresh lemon juice)
1/2 ounce yellow bell pepper puree
6–8 fresh blueberries
3 blueberries on a pick or a lemon wheel, for garnish
Muddle blueberries in a mixing glass, then add remaining ingredients and shake with ice. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon wheel or blueberries on rim of the glass.
Join Beam Suntory’s Master Mixologist Bobby G for his cocktail seminar at Sunset Terrace and Chef & Shaker dinner at Palace Prime on June 4. Tickets available at nmcocktailweek.com.
ELTESOROTEQUILA.COM
Enchanted Negroni
2 parts Sigil Gin
2 parts Aradia Aperitivo
1 part Vara Vermut Dulce
1 part 505 Aristology Red Vermouth
Orange peel, for garnish
Stir gin, aperitivo, and vermouth in a mixing glass filled with ice until well chilled. Strain over a large ice cube in a rocks glass. Lay orange peel onto surface of the drink.
13 Going On 30
By Anna Marie Apodaca | Serves 18
15 ounces key lime leaf–infused tequila
15 ounces reposado tequila
15 ounces simple syrup
10 ounces lime juice
10 ounces St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
20 ounces coconut milk
Lime leaf or candied lime wheel, for garnish
Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher, adding coconut milk last. The coconut milk should curdle when combined. Refrigerate for 24 hours, then strain mixture once. Place a coffee filter in the strainer and strain again. (With double straining, the cocktail will become clear.) Serve over a large ice cube and add lime leaf or candied lime wheel.
AS ABOVE SO BELOW DISTILLERY 545 Camino de la Familia, Santa Fe 505-916-8596, aasbdistillery.com
OPUNTIA
10,
1607
CAFE June
7 pm–12 am: Dance Party
Alcaldesa, Santa Fe, 505-221-1112, opuntia.cafe
Watermelon Jalapeño Mule
By Mixed-Up Cocktail Co
1 1/2 ounces vodka
2–4 slices of jalapeño
4 ounces watermelon juice
1 teaspoon each: ginger juice, lime juice, lemon juice, agave nectar
Tajín
Jalapeño slices and orange slice, for garnish
Rub rim of glass with a lime wedge, then dip it into powdered Tajín, fill with ice, and set aside. Muddle jalapeño in bottom of a cocktail shaker, add other ingredients, and shake with ice. Pour into ice-filled rimmed glass. Garnish with jalapeño and orange slices.
OM Chocolate Espresso Martini
1 1/2 ounces vodka
1 1/2 ounces OM Chocolate Liqueur
1 1/2 ounces espresso
Whipped cream and chocolate shavings, for garnish
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into cocktail glass. Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
MIXEDUPCOCKTAIL.COM ORGANICMIXOLOGY.COM
Rosemary Manhattan
By Quinn Stephenson
3 ounces Buffalo Trace bourbon
1 1/2 ounces Carpano Antica sweet vermouth
3 heavy dashes Angostura bitters
1 teaspoon Amarena cherry syrup
Rosemary vapor, for garnish
Stir all ingredients with ice until very cold. Strain into a small decanter and add rosemary vapor. Pour over a highball glass filled with ice.
Spicy Mango Daiquiri
1 1/2 ounces Santa Teresa 1796
1 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce mango syrup
1/2 ounce agave syrup
1-3 dashes Scrappy’s Hellfire Bitters
Garnish: Tajín rim and lime wheel
Add all ingredients in tin. Shake with ice and fine strain into a chilled coupe glass.
SANTACAFÉ
231 Washington, Santa Fe 505-984-1788, santacafe.com
COYOTE CAFE
132 Water St, Santa Fe 505-983-1615, coyotecafe.com
SANTATERESARUM.COM
JUNE 4–5, SUNSET TERRACE
Join the Bacardi Brand Ambassador team for COCKTAIL SEMINARS at Sunset Terrace on Sunday afternoon, and a five-course CHEF & SHAKER dinner on Monday evening with Chef Dale Kester (Santacafé) and Consulting Chef Dakota Weiss (Coyote Cafe)!.Tickets available at nmcocktailweek.com.
Irish Maid
2 slices cucumber
2 ounces Teeling small-batch or single-grain whiskey
1 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce St-Germain elderflower liqueur
3/4 ounce simple syrup
Muddle cucumber in cocktail tin. Add liquid ingredients, shake with ice, and double strain into cocktail glass.
Angel’s Envy Manhattan
2 ounces Angel’s Envy bourbon finished in port barrels
1 ounce Noilly Prat sweet vermouth
2–3 dashes Angostura bitters
Amarena cherry, for garnish
Stir all ingredients with ice in a mixing glass for 20–25 seconds to dilute. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, and garnish with an Amarena cherry.
TEELINGWHISKEY.COM ANGELSENVY.COM
Rye Bayou
2 1/2 ounce Big Nose Kate Western Whiskey 1/2 ounce 2920 anise wort syrup (see recipe below)
4 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
Lemon zest, for garnish
Anise wort syrup: Simmer 2920 IPA wort with lemon peel and star anise.
Coat cocktail glass with 1/2 ounce wort syrup. Set aside. Stir whiskey and bitters with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into coated cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon zest.
Pisco Punch
2 ounces Caravedo Puro Torontel pisco
1/2 ounce pineapple juice
3/4 ounce simple syrup
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1/4 ounce passion fruit puree
2 dashes of Angostura orange bitters
Orange peel, for garnish
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Lay orange peel onto surface of the drink.
CARAVEDOPISCO.COM
SECOND STREET BREWERY 2920 Rufina, Santa Fe 206-708-3332, secondstreetbrewery.com
Cucumber Lemonade
1 part Hendrick’s gin
1/2 part lemon juice
1/2 part simple syrup
Soda water
3 rounds of cucumber and 1 lemon wheel, for garnish
Combine all ingredients in a highball glass filled with cubed ice and lightly stir. Garnish with 3 thinly sliced rounds of cucumber and 1 lemon wheel. HENDRICKSGIN.COM
Join Hendrick’s gin ambassador Mattais Horseman for Rest & Digest yoga + brunch + seminar at Sunset Terrace on June 4. Get tickets at nmcocktailweek.com.
PLEASE DRINK THE UNUSUAL RESPONSIBLY PLEASE DRINK THE UNUSUAL RESPONSIBLY. HENDRICK’S GIN, 44% ALC./VOL. ©2022 IMPORTED BY WILLIAM GRANT & SONS, INC. NEW YORK, NY.
Milagro tequila
Patrón tequila
St-Germain liqueur
Teeling whiskey
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TACO AND SAMPLE COCKTAILS TICKETS AVAILABLE AT NMCOCKTAILS.COM Portion of ticket sales donated to Espanola Humane Animal Shelter June 3 1–4 pm 21+ only* * ID Required * No children 201 W Marcy Santa Fe Convention Center Rooftop Terrace Spirits
Distillery Angel’s Envy
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whiskeys Caravedo pisco
El Tesoro tequila
Hendrick’s gin
Mixed-Up Cocktail Co
Chocolate
Nikle Co OM
liqueur
Santa Teresa rum
Cocktail Vision (specialty garnishes)
Zia Beverage (nonalcoholic)
