For Patrón’s “Search for 2016’s Margarita of the Year,” the company enlisted the help of seven top bartenders from across the U.S. and Mexico to create recipes for seven different styles of margaritas, reflecting their personal influences on what makes the #PerfectMargarita, and also the local taste of their cities, culinary trends, and the history of the drink. The recipes for the seven styles of margaritas: herbal, spicy, smoky, savory, modern, tropical and classic can be found HERE, where people can log in and cast a vote (once daily, through April 15) for their favorite. Consumers will also be invited to vote live at various Patrón-sponsored events over the coming months.

Last night, Patrón tequila stopped by the Smog Shoppe in Culver City to cast some votes from tequila drinkers on National Margarita Day. The seven competing cocktails were created by Stephen Halpin from Dallas (smoky margarita), Bettina Barnoczki from Miami (tropical margarita), Jordan Corney from San Antonio (spicy margarita), Ryan Brown from Tampa (herbal margarita), Laura Newman from Brooklyn (savory margarita), Rosie Ruiz from Los Angeles (modern margarita), and Andrés Moran from Guadalajara, Mexico (classic margarita). The votes will be tallied and the three most popular styles of margaritas will then be showcased at a pre-Cinco de Mayo event in New York, where the winning “Margarita of the Year” will be crowned.