Recipes: The Mexican - American Flag Cocktail

This came into my e-mail the other day and while it was originally created to honor Mexico's independence, this drink will work just as well as a salute to America's. It took me awhile to figure this concoction out, but it was worth it. Try this out on The Fourth. Viva America!

Mexican - American Flag Cocktail by Riazul

If you find yourself in south of Señor Frogs on Cinco de Mayo, the traditional drink recipe you’ll encounter is the Coctel Bandera Mexicana. Representing the colors of the namesake Mexican Flag, the cocktail trio includes blanco tequila (white), sangrita (red) and lime juice (green) in three separate “caballitos”(Basically brandy snifters)... sipped alternately.

Riazul Premium Tequila, whose heritage dates back to the Mexican War of Independence, would like to toast its northern neighbors on their Independence Day with an adapted flag cocktail… Bandera Americana: the American Flag cocktail.

The trio includes a small glass of Riazul Premium Silver followed by a traditional sangrita based on a generations-old Jalisco recipe, then chased with a blue margarita. Raise the flag to this tequila trifecta!

Ingredients:

Red —Sangrita:

• (1 Lt, approximately)
• 2 lb Raw tomatoes, peeled and seeded
• 3 Freshly squezeed orange juice
• 2 Freshly squezees lime juice
• 1 Small onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• Salt to taste
• 6 Serrano peppers (fresh-raw)

White — Tequila:

• 1 bottle of Riazul Premium Silver (blanco)

Blue — Margarita:

• (per cocktail)
• 2 oz Riazul Silver
• 1 oz Blue Curacao
• ½ oz Triple Sec
• 1 oz lime juice
• ½ tsp simple sugar
• Sea salt

Directions:
Mix all of the sangrita ingredients together and serve cold in caballitos with corresponding shots of tequila.

Rub rims of cocktail glasses with lime juice. Dip rim in coarse salt. Shake tequila, blue curacao, triple sec, simple sugar and lime juice with ice, strain into the salt-rimmed glasses, and serve.

A&P vs The Little Guy

Power to the people! Fight the man! Join the boycott of A&P. Send a note to A&P telling them to drop the lawsuit.

Well, I sent a letter in support of the Fresh Beets to the fine folks at A&P telling them to drop their lawsuit. A&P's stance is that the video "intentionally and unjustly depicts our company in a negative light, and utilizing company facilities without management knowledge of the specific content involved, is obviously a blatant violation of our policy."

OK - fire the kids. I can see that. They made a mistake and justice should be metered out - but sue them for one milion dollars - as Dr. Evil would say? C'mon.

Here's my note to A&P...

From: BrooklynQ@gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, September 1, 2007 1:13:38 PM
To: apcustomerrel@aptea.com
CC:
Subject: The Fresh Beets

C'mon you A&P folks.

You are making a mountain out of a mole hill. I saw the video. I had no idea that it was made in an A&P until I read about the lawsuit. Watching the video, that produce department could have been in any supermarket anywhere.

You've fired them. You've got your pound of flesh. Do you really need their blood too?

Move on A&P, you are producing much more negative publicity than this video ever did.

I'm a 45 y/o man, married with kids and I'll be shopping elsewhere until A&P comes to its senses and ends this nonsense.

Drop the lawsuit.

And A&P's canned response...

A&P management’s position on this matter should be self explanatory. Producing a video that intentionally and unjustly depicts our company in a negative light, and utilizing company facilities without management knowledge of the specific content involved, is obviously a blatant violation of our policy.

Accordingly, the company has dismissed both employees, and is exploring legal avenues for the recovery of damages, and the removal of any and all videos about the Company from the website where it has been posted by the individuals.

We will continue to work through our store management, labor union and legal process to bring this unfortunate series of events to an appropriate conclusion, and will have no further public comment while that process continues.

Richard De Santa,
Senior Director, Corporate Affairs

So boys and girls - FIGHT THE POWER! Support the Fresh Beets in thier battle with corporate America. Send a note to A&P to end the bullshit and get on with life.