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Southside Sips: Voy a Llevarte Pa Jalisco (y Milano)

by Amy Zavatto on February 13th, 2026
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Toast to the live and amazing athletes competing this Valentine's Weekend in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. (Photo courtesy of Cazadores Tequila)

Have you been watching the skating, skiing, curling, slaloming, snowboarding excitement in Italy? We’ve been trying to pack in as much of it as possible because… OLYMPICS!!! They’re exciting, right? In our world of pre-recorded, AI-generated, Adobe-photoshopped imagery, seeing something live, happening right before your eyes, is gaining a deeper meaning and appreciation these days. Plus, all the hard work that goes into getting to this point for these athletes — we should be celebrating them and cheering them on!

So if your plans this Valentine’s weekend include sending love to all those hardworking 2026 winter Olympians, may we present to you this lovely, red-hued sipper from our friends over at Cazadores. Grab a bottle from Springs Wines & Liquors (839 Springs Fireplace Road, Springs), Domaine Franey Wines & Spirits (459 Pantigo Road, East Hampton), Atlantic Wines & Liquors (517 Montauk Highway, Amagansett) or Hamptons Bays Wines & Spirits (46 E. Montauk Highway, Hampton Bays) — and toast to live sports, learning new languages and love in the air.

Voy a Llevarte Pa Jalisco (y Milano)

Prep Time 1 minute
Serves 1 cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz Cazadores Añejo Tequila
  • 1 oz Perfect Puree Prickly Pear
  • 1/2 oz agave nectar
  • 1/2 oz lemon juice
  • 2-3 oz ginger beer
  • 1 tsp Tajin
  • 1 mint sprig

Directions

  • Combine all tequila Perfect Puree, agave and lemon juice in a shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled, about 10 to 15 seconds.
  • Rub the squeezed out lemon rind around the rim of a double rocks glass. Dip the rim in the Tajin.
  • Fill the glass with ice and pour in the cocktail. Top with ginger beer and garnish with the mint sprig. Cheers!
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Amy Zavatto is the Editor-in-Chief for Southforker, Northforker and Long Island Wine Press. She's a wine, spirits and food journalist whose work has appeared in Wine Enthusiast, Food & Wine, MarthaStewart.com, the New York Post, Liquor.com, SevenFifty Daily, Imbibe, Men’s Journal and many others. She's the author of The Big Book of Bourbon Cocktails, Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails, Forager’s Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh, Natural Ingredients, and The Architecture of the Cocktail. She has judged regional wine and spirits competitions, and has moderated numerous panels on the topics of wine, spirits, cocktails and regional foodways. She is the former Deputy Editor for the regional celebratory publications Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, as well as the former Executive Director of the Long Island Merlot Alliance. She is a member of the New York chapter of the international organization of women leaders in food, wine, and spirits, Les Dames d’Escoffier. The proud daughter of a butcher, Amy is originally from Shelter Island, N.Y., where she developed a deep respect for the East End’s natural beauty and the importance of preserving and celebrating it and its people.

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