Happy Cinco de Mayo from San Diego Beer and Wine Tours!

It’s one of the hottest holidays of the year for lovers of food and drink — in the United States, at least. Cinco de Mayo (known affectionately as Cinco de Drinko) can be an excuse to drink tequila until you hit the floor, or it can be celebrated the right way: by sampling some of Mexico’s world-class food and drink.

Here’s the best part: you don’t even have to leave San Diego to do it!

San Diego is right on the Mexican border, and so it’s dripping with some of the best Mexican foods, brews, and wines that you’ve ever tasted in your life. Whether you’re sampling some of the high-end moles and tequilas of Cantina Mayahuel, or you’re enjoying the arts and scenery of Barrio Logan at Border X Brewing, or even checking out the lucha-themed splendor of Lucha Libre Taco Shop, this is one of the only places to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in an authentic way!

Cinco de Mayo isn’t hugely celebrated in Mexico, and it isn’t Mexican Independence Day — it’s the anniversary of the Batalla de Puebla, in which Mexican troops scored a long-odds victory against the French. It is acknowledged with parades and parties in Puebla and elsewhere around Mexico, but it isn’t a national holiday. It didn’t become a big party (much like St. Patrick’s Day) until it hit the United States! From there, of course, it spread.

So for an authentic Cinco de Mayo experience, you should look within the US. We know just the places to go. (And, as always, please drink responsibly!)

Brooke B.,
Amadora de Cerveza y Vino