Mexican-Inspired Cantina, Picante, Returns With New Tequila Tasting Sessions & Margarita Masterclasses

Peter Eric Lang
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LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE, CITY OF LIVERPOOL, LIVERPOOL CITY REGION.

The Mexican-Inspired Cantina Is Returning To Cains Brewery Village In The Baltic Triangle And Launches On Friday The 13th Of March, With Brand-New Tequila Tasting Sessions, Daytime Parties, New Dishes And Cocktails, And The Return Of The Margarita Masterclasses

Left to Right: Kate Meehan, Joe Wild, Sally Whitlow, and Danny Murphy (Credit: Supplied/Image was provided to The Liverpudlian with permission to share, courtesy of the Publicist on behalf of their client. We make no claim to this content). — Left to Right: Kate Meehan, Joe Wild, Sally Whitlow, and Danny Murphy (Credit: Supplied/Image was provided to The Liverpudlian with permission to share, courtesy of the Publicist on behalf of their client. We make no claim to this content. Additional Editing by The Liverpudlian Team).

Picante is returning to Liverpool this spring after capturing the City’s imagination last year when the Mexican-inspired cantina brought a fun and fiery taste of Guadalajara to Liverpool City Centre.

With incredible food and a range of next-level cocktails, especially including their magical margaritas, Picante splashed vibrant colours, sounds and tastes across the Cains Brewery Village in The Baltic Triangle.

And now the team are coming back for their second season, launching on Friday the 13th of March 2026. Their wild fusion as a margarita mecca, street-food hotspot and Latin house party, infused with plentiful agave, is ready to kick-start Spring into action.

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New additions at Picante for 2026 include their Bottomless brunch, Bottomless wing Wednesday, 20% off the back bar drinks every Thursday and Happy hour every day after 8pm.

Picante will be showing World Cup games during June and July, and daytime parties on the sun-kissed Más terrace will run through the Summer, with externally promoted events and in-house sessions.

“Don’t forget Picante means spicy in Spanish, and that’s exactly what we’re all about, bringing the heat to Liverpool again”. - Danny Murphy, one of the City's leading hospitality figures, and part of the Picante collective.

There are lots of new drinks and dishes to try, including the sensational Hot Honey Daisy, Churros Old Fashioned, Baja Blast, and the Mexican Wave cocktails, plus Mini Dirty Margaritas at £5 a pop and 90 mins ofBottomless Micheladas and Bloody Marias during brunch service.

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From the kitchen, new dishes include the absolutely banging Coconut shrimp taco and Vegan Birria taco, Crispy chicharrone and jalapeño poppers sides and Mc-apple pie quesadilla for dessert. These are in addition to Picante’s huge range of tequilas, classic and bespoke cocktails and Mexican beers, to their delicious menu of light bites and sweet treats.

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Picante’s Margarita Masterclasses are back, hosted by Cocktail Kate. Each Saturday session is 90 minutes, during which guests learn how Margaritas took over the world whilst crafting three different margaritas of their own from scratch, plus tequila tasting and quesadillas to round off the afternoon. And one Friday per month, Picante are hosting Tequila Tasting Fridays to explore and savour three different types of tequila - Blanco, Reposado and Anejo.

The quartet behind Picante are a collective of the City’s independent hospitality figures uniting again, with Joe Wild (Taco or Don’t), Kate Meehan (Gin Journey, Paloma Café, London) Sally Jo Whitlow (Jenny’s Bar), and Danny Murphy (originally behind Jenny’s Bar, Berry & Rye, Aloha, Botanical Garden, and Some Place).

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Danny Murphy, one of the City's leading hospitality figures, and part of the Picante collective, said: “Our debut season with Picante exceeded all of our expectations – we absolutely loved introducing our Mexican cantina concept to the city in 2025, and genuinely we were blown away by how much people loved it.”

He added: “The feedback has been truly wonderful since day one, and we can’t thank everyone enough for their support for Picante. And now for 2026, we’re coming back bigger and better, with new dishes and cocktails to try, monthly Tequila Tasting Fridays sessions, Kate’s back with her Margarita masterclasses, and we will have day parties up on the Más terrace.

Danny, said: “We’re bringing back the high energy, fiery fun and warmly welcoming Picante vibes, perfect for the forthcoming spring and summer seasons - and hopefully we get lots of sunshine, too!”

Danny added: “Don’t forget Picante means spicy in Spanish, and that’s exactly what we’re all about, bringing the heat to Liverpool again from Friday the 13th of March.”

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Margarita Masterclasses

Each guest receives: + 4 Margaritas, 1 Tequila taster, 1 Plate of quesadillas.

Sessions run 2pm - 3:30pm & 4pm - 5:30pm every Saturday March - October.

£45 per person.

Tequila Tasting Fridays

Each guest receives: 1 Margarita on arrival, 3 x tequilas (Blanco, Reposado and Anejo) and a 30min masterclass on how Tequila is produced. Arrive anytime between 6pm - 8:30pm for a unique 30min tequila masterclass. Tickets are £20 for two guests.