Tequila cocktails dominate this month's popular drinks, showcasing flavors like strawberries and coconuts. The Coconut Margarita from El Camino in New York City wins popularity due to its familiar yet innovative texture. The Distant Lover, a strawberry sour from Dovetail, uniquely combines strawberry syrup, citrus, and smoky flavors. The Gift of Strawberries, inspired by Indigenous culture, reflects nostalgia and identity through its strawberry milk punch. New Bartenders of 2025 are also contributing creative recipes worthy of attention.
At New York City's El Camino, this Coconut Margarita is the best-selling drink. People like the comfort of ordering something they know, and are pleasantly surprised when they get it and the texture is just that of a classic Margarita, since we aren't using any coconut cream or anything; it's just tropical and refreshing.
This summery tequila sour from Mel Tate, bartender at Dovetail in New Orleans, is named after a Marvin Gaye song. In it, strawberry syrup comes together with bright citrus, rich orgeat and Amaro Sfumato Rabarbaro, which lends a subtly smoky flavor and added depth to the cocktail. The result is a drink that channels the classic flavor combo of strawberry and rhubarb in an unexpected, yet refreshing way.
Named for a chapter in the book Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, this milk punch celebrates strawberry, a plant that is sometimes known as the 'heart berry' in Indigenous communities. Having that rooted connection to the strawberry, I wanted to create a cocktail that shares my Indigenous identity as well as brings up a lot of nostalgia - a strawberry cream soda.
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