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Cocktails at Home with Francia Raisa

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Based in Los Angeles, Vicki Arkoff is Editor at Large…

For actress Francia Raisa, the holidays are all about gathering with friends and family to make lasting memories. This season, the star of “How I Met Your Father” and “Grown-ish” makes her celebrations even more special with award-winning Tequila Cazadores and the debut of the limited-edition Cocina Collection curated by Raisa herself.

The Cocina Collection ($20.49-$79.99) features everything festive tables need for colorful gatherings – colorful clay plates, serving trays, molcajetes, tequileros, tablerunners, hand-blown glassware and more – with each piece handcrafted by artisans from workshops all over Mexico.

To complete the hosting experience, Francia shares her favorite cocktail, the Cantarito Familiar, a crowd pleasing, batched cocktail to serve 17-18 people, made with Tequila Cazadores  Reposado, ranked Best Reposado by LA Spirits Awards.

Cantarito Familiar

1 Liter bottle of Tequila Cazadores Reposado

25 oz Orange Juice

10 oz Fresh Lime Juice

25 oz Grapefruit Juice

1 teaspoon salt

12 oz Grapefruit Soda

Method: Combine tequila, orange juice, lime juice, grapefruit juice, salt, and grapefruit soda in a punchbowl or jug. Stir. Serve over ice in festive glassware or Mexican clay mugs. Garnish with an orange or grapefruit slice, and tamarind candy.

Photos courtesy of Tequila Cazadores and Lexus Gallegos

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Based in Los Angeles, Vicki Arkoff is Editor at Large for Pursuitist and a founding editor for Holiday Goddess, the online destination for chic women travelers from the editors of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Grazia, Conde Nast Traveler, and BBC. Her travel and lifestyle reports can also be been seen in Atlas Obscura, The Awesomer, DaySpa, The Chicago Tribune, CNN Travel, JustLuxe, Lonely Planet, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Toronto Star, WellSpa 360, WestJet Magazine, Where Traveler, Where Guestbook, Yahoo News, and dozens more. She's co-author of the bestselling Holiday Goddess books (HarperCollins and iTunes) including 'The Holiday Goddess Guide to Paris, London, New York, Rome,' a travel Top 10 staple. As editor, Vicki's other books include 'Sinatra' (DK), 'Inside Mad' (Time-Life) and 'Virgin Los Angeles' (Virgin Books). She is one of the Usual Gang of Idiots for MAD Magazine, an entertainment reporter (Daily Variety, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Magazine, CREEM), and authorized biographer for pop culture icons from the Beach Boys to Beastie Boys, Paul McCartney to MC Hammer.