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by Hector Jarquin
Bartender
Working as a bartender has been a great experience, and it’s been an honor to meet and make new friendships with a lot of people. Throughout the years working as a bartender and in the bars, I’ve had a lot of pleasant experiences and others not so much. My customers tell me their stories; some are happy moments and some are funny or sad. Like all work, there’s a good and a bad side, like when someone who looks older asks for alcohol, but when I ask for an ID it turns out to be fake.
One of my favorite drinks that I started promoting when I started working with Culinary Crafts is a drink that a friend and I created on his wedding day. It’s a modification of a Mexican Mule. We decided to call it a Pancho Mule since Pancho is my friend’s name.
Pancho Mule Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1½ oz tequila (your preference)
- 3 dashes angostura bitters
- 1½ oz fresh lime juice
- ginger beer (your preference)
- Tajín
- ice
Directions
- Use a traditional copper mug or standard rocks glass that’s been left in the freezer to frost. Wet the rim and dip it into the Tajin.
- Fill mug or glass with ice.
- Add tequila, lime juice, and bitters to a shaker and shake it well. Pour into your mug or glass. Top it off with ginger beer.
Photos courtesy of Pepper Nix, Alyssia B Photography, and Hail Photo Co.
