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Rick Bayless is chef of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo in Chicago, creator of Frontera gourmet foods, cookbook author and host of Mexico - One Plate at a Time.


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Cocktails - Frontera Grill and Topolobampo

Our seasonal cocktails change throughout the year.

Our Seasonal Cocktails

  • Cocktails – Our Seasonal Cocktails
    Blood Orange Margarita
    Cazadores blanco tequila, Cointreau, fresh blood orange juice, limonada, homemade orange bitters, jamaica sugar.
    Blood Orange Margarita: Cazadores blanco tequila, Cointreau, fresh blood orange juice, limonada, homemade orange bitters, jamaica sugar.  
  • Tunita: Cazadores blanco tequila, Cocchi Americano, fresh lime, prickly pear, Earl Grey syrup, allspice dram rinse.  
  • After the Gold Rush: Riverboat rye whiskey, Rocky's Revenge beer, fresh lime, Burton's maple syrup, Nux Alpina walnut liqueur.  
  • Yellow Jacket: Wahaka joven espadin mezcal, Liquor 43, fresh Meyer lemon, Meyer lemon syrup, Peychaud bitters.  

Local Spirits, Crafted Cocktails

  • Cocktails – Local Spirits, Crafted Cocktails
    Death's Door Vodka “Flor”
    Death's Door vodka, St. Germain, fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice.
    Death's Door Vodka “Flor”: Death's Door vodka, St. Germain, fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice.  
  • Riverboat Rye "Manhattan": Riverboat rye whiskey (IN), Carpano Antica, orange peel, agave nectar, housemade orange bitters.  
  • Cocktails – Local Spirits, Crafted Cocktails
    Homemade Gin & Tonic
    North Shore gin (IL), housemade tonic, housemade lime-bay birch bitters, Bonal aperitif, fresh lime.
    Homemade Gin & Tonic: North Shore gin (IL), housemade tonic, housemade lime-bay birch bitters, Bonal aperitif, fresh lime.  
  • Cocktails – Local Spirits, Crafted Cocktails
    Rum & Ginger
    Cane & Abe amber rum (WI), Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur, fresh lime, ginger syrup.
    Rum & Ginger: Cane & Abe amber rum (WI), Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur, fresh lime, ginger syrup.  

Our Classic Cocktails

  • Cocktails – Our Classic Cocktails
    Jamaica Sangria
    '10 Castano Monastrell (Yecla, Spain), jamaica tea, Cointreau, Torres brandy, fresh lime, cinnamon agave nectar, soda.
    Jamaica Sangria: '10 Castano Monastrell (Yecla, Spain), jamaica tea, Cointreau, Torres brandy, fresh lime, cinnamon agave nectar, soda.  
  • Topolo Margarita: Sauza Conmemorativo tequila, Torres orange liqueur, housemade limonada, shaken tableside.  
  • Champagne Margarita: Sauza Conmemorativo tequila, Torres, fresh squeezed limonada, sparked with Piper-Heidsieck Brut champagne.  
  • Blue Agave Margarita: Cazadores Blanco tequila, Cointreau, fresh lime juice, shaken tableside.  
  • Gold Margarita: Sauza Gold tequila, Cazadores blanco tequila, Torres orange steeped with fresh lime juice.  
  • Mexican Mojito: Fresh-squeezed lime juice, muddled fresh mint, organic cane syrup, your choice of tequila or rum, splash of soda.  
  • Michelada Moderna: Cerveza Pacifico, fresh lime juice, Maraca tantalizing bloody mary mix, smoky chipotle salt.  
  • Vampiro Fronterizo: El Milagro Silver tequila, homemade sangrita, spiked with fresh lime juice.  
  • Trago Bravo: 100% Blue Agave Silver tequila (Tres Generaciones), with spicy sangrita chaser, serrano chile.  
  • Splurge Margarita: Riazaul añejo tequila (aged in Cognac barrels), Grand Marnier, Cognac-infused Pineau Des Charantes, fresh lime, gold leaf.  

Mezcal Cocktails

  • Mezcal Margarita: Del Maguey Single Village artisanal mescal (Oaxaca), 10-year-old Torres brandy, Peychaud bitters, limonada, shaken tableside.  
  • Tamarind Margarita: Fresh tamarind, Wahaka Joven Espadin mezcal, Cointreau, fresh lime, a hint of chipotle.  
  • Oaxacan Gold: Wahaka Joven Espadin mezcal, wood-grilled pineapple, Mexican vanilla, fresh lime.  
  • Cocktails – Mezcal Cocktails
    Paloma Oaxaqueña
    Wahaka mezcal (infused with güero chile & coriander), fresh grapefruit, fresh lime, honey, house grapefruit bitters.
    Paloma Oaxaqueña : Wahaka mezcal (infused with güero chile & coriander), fresh grapefruit, fresh lime, honey, house grapefruit bitters.  

Beers

  • Draft Beers: Marisol/Frontera's signature beer brewed by Goose Island-a Belgian style wheat ale brewed with citrus & green coriander. Fruity & creamy with a crisp finish.

    Goose Island/Matilda (Chicago) fruity aroma & spicy yeast flavor in a dry, amber colored ale.  
  • Mexican Beer: - Bohemia
    - Pacifico
    - Dos XX Lager
    - Tecate
    - Victoria
    - Corona Light
    - Modelo Especial
    - Negra Modelo  
  • Local Craft Beer: - Walter's Beer/Premium Pilsener (WI)
    - Capital Brewing/Island Wheat Ale (WI)
    - Revolution/Anti-Hero (IL)
    - Two Brothers/Cane and Ebel (IL)
    - Wild Onion/Hop Slayer Double IPA (IL)
    - Tyranena/Rocky's Revenge Brown Ale (WI)
    - Central Waters/Mud Puppy Porter (WI)
    - Pipeworks/Rotating Bottles (IL)
    - JK Scrumpy's/Hard Cider (MI)
    - Lakefront/New Grist Gluten-Free (WI)
    - Warsteiner Fresh/Non-Alcoholic (Germany)  
  • Non-alcoholic Beer: - St. Pauli Girl (Germany)  

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