Prickly Pear Margarita

You might think this bright of a drink would require artificial dyes, but its color comes straight from nature. The flavor is sweet and fruity, with notes of raspberry and watermelon.

Ingredients
• 1 ½ oz. tequila blanco
• 1 oz. Cointreau
• 1 oz. lime juice
• ½ oz. prickly pear syrup
• Rim salt
• Ice, for serving

Directions
• Cut a notch in a lime wedge, then run the lime around the rim of a glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of salt
• Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake until cold. Strain the margarita into the glass with the salted rim. Fill the glass with ice and serve.

Blood Orange Margarita

The beautiful, yet simple margarita is made with fresh blood oranges, limes, agave nectar and tequila.  Blood oranges have a stronger flavor than traditional oranges, the aroma is more intense and has a hint of raspberry.

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces silver tequila
  • 2 ounces fresh blood orange juice (typically 1 large blood orange)
  • 1-ounce fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon agave nectar
  • Glass preparation
  • Sea salt to rim glass
  • ice
  • Lime wedges or blood orange wedges to garnish

Directions

  1. Run a wedge of lime around the top of your glass and dip into salt, then add ice to glass.
  2. Mix tequila, freshly squeezed blood orange and lime juice and agave nectar in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake until frothy.
  3. Strain the mixture into your prepared glass
  4. Enjoy!

El Jimador Bramble

Experience the lively flavors of el Jimador Reposado, including the tastes of vanilla, toasted wood, fruits, and spices combined with smooth agave notes.

Mix up something new for the holiday party this year. Introducing the El Jimador Bramble.

• El Jimador Bramble
• 2 oz el Jimador Tequila Reposado
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• .5 oz Simple Syrup
• .5 oz Coconut Cream
• 4 Muddled Blackberries
• Lemon Wheel
• Blackberry

First, muddle your blackberries in a shaker. Then, add ice, tequila, lemon juice, simple syrup, and coconut cream to the shaker. Give it a shake, and double strain it into a glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a lemon wheel and blackberry. Cheers!

Chocolate Margarita

At TacoTuesday.com we have a love affair with margaritas. When we learned that a chocolate margarita existed, we had to share it with you. It's next to impossible to resist the sweetness of a delicious chocolate cocktail. The chocolate margarita is easy to make and easier to enjoy.

Ingredients
• 1 cup of ice
• 2 ounces blanco tequila
• 1 ounce chocolate liqueur
• 1 ounce half and half
• 1/2 ounce orange liqueur
• Splash of chocolate syrup
• Garnish: sugar and cocoa powder (for rim)
• Garnish: shaved chocolate

Directions

  1. Gather the ingredients.
  2. Rim a margarita glass with sugar and cocoa
  3. Blend all ingredients in blender until well blended and pour into the prepared glass
  4. Top with chocolate shavings
  5. Enjoy!

Anticipation of Spring

Ingredients

Directions

Muddle lemon and mint in the bottom of a shaker. Add Tequila Herradura Ultra and honey syrup. Top with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a glass and garnish with fresh mint and lemon.

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Black Raspberry Margarita

Ingredients

Directions

Shake ingredients with ice and strain into margarita or martini glass. Garnish with raspberries.

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Beyond Smooth

Ingredients

Directions

Pour Ultra into a glass over fresh ice. Top with tonic to fill glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

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Horseshoe Margarita

Ingredients

Directions

Combine all ingredients and shake with ice to chill. Strain over fresh ice and garnish with a half-salt rim and lime.

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el Jimador Strawberry Bellini

Ingredients
• 1 oz el Jimador Silver Tequila
• 1 oz Strawberry Purée
• Korbel Brut Rosé
• Strawberry
• Thyme

Directions
Pour your tequila and strawberry purée into a shaker with ice and give it a shake. Then, strain it into a glass and top it off with Korbel Brut Rosé. Garnish with a slice of strawberry and fresh thyme.

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el Jimador Margarita

Ingredients
• 2 oz el Jimador Silver Tequila
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• .5 oz Orange Juice
• .75 oz Simple Syrup
• Orange Wheel
• Lime Wheel

Directions
Pour your tequila, lime juice, orange juice, and simple syrup into a shaker with ice and give it a shake. Then, strain it into a glass with fresh ice, and garnish with an orange wheel and lime wheel.

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el Jimador Bramble

Ingredients
• 2 oz el Jimador Tequila Reposado
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• .5 oz Simple Syrup
• .5 oz Coconut Cream
• 4 Muddled Blackberries
• Lemon Wheel
• Blackberry

Directions
First, muddle your blackberries in a shaker. Then, add ice, tequila, lemon juice, simple syrup, and coconut cream to the shaker. Give it a shake, and double strain it into a glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a lemon wheel and blackberry.

Easy Pitcher Margarita

This super easy pitcher of margaritas is made with fresh lime, tequila, and orange liquor. Great for parties and Taco Tuesday celebrations.  If you like it a little sweeter just add more simple syrup. 

Ingredients

  • 3 cups blanco tequila
  • 2 cups orange liqueur
  • 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (about 8 limes)
  • ¼ cup simple syrup
  • Ice

Directions

  1. Pour tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, and ice in a large pitcher
  2. Stir to mix well
  3. Top with the lime slices.
  4. Let the margarita mix sit for 5 to 10 minutes, the ice will melt enough to mellow the margaritas.
  5. Pour into glasses
  6. Enjoy!

Spicy Pineapple Margarita

A little heat and the perfect amount of sweet makes this margarita refreshing, yet a tad spicy. The Pineapple Jalapeño Margarita is great addition to your margarita collection and very easy to make.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 jalapeño slice
  • 2 ounces Silver Tequila
  • 6 ounces pineapple juice
  • 1 ounce orange liquor

Glass Preparation

  • Garnish: Pineapple wedges and jalapeño slice
  • Rim: Tajin seasoning

Directions

  1. Muddle the jalapeño slice with lime juice in a shaker.
  2. Add ice, tequila, pineapple juice and orange liquor to shaker.
  3. Shake vigorously, mixture should be nice and frothy
  4. Pour into a rimmed glass and garnish pineapple wedge and jalapeño slice
  5. Enjoy

Easy Frozen Margarita

This is one of our favorites! It is so delicious; you won't believe how easy it is. Great when several people are having margaritas on Taco Tuesday. It's the perfect balance of frosty, sweet, and sour.

Super Easy Frozen Margarita Ingredients

  • 1 (6 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
  • 6 ounces tequila
  • 2 ounces orange liquor

Directions

  1. Fill blender with ice and pour in limeade, tequila, and orange liquor.
  2. Blend until nice and smooth.
  3. Pour into glasses and serve.
  4. Enjoy!

Blue Margarita

It's pretty!! If you are wanting something a little fun and festive, the blue margarita is perfect!

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix all the ingredients in a shaker with ice
  2. Rim glass with salt (optional)
  3. Pour strained mixture into glass with ice
  4. Garnish with lime
  5. Enjoy!

Watermelon Margarita

An easy watermelon margarita recipe that is made with fresh fruit and always a crowd pleaser.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups frozen watermelon (keep fresh if serving on the rocks)
  • 3/4 cup Blanco Tequila
  • 1/4 cup orange liquor
  • 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 tbsp Agave
  • Ice

Directions

  1. Cut up watermelon into cubes
  2. Add watermelon, tequila, orange liquor and lime juice to a blender.
  3. Blend until completely smooth.
  4. Pour into ice filled glass garnished with lime.
  5. Enjoy!

Grave Digger Margarita Cocktails

by Denay DeGuzman @ Confetti & Bliss

Grave Digger Margaritas are eye-catching with bright green and fun for your October 31 event. This one is different from typical recipes and starts by adding ice to your favorite spooky glass and then sprinkling green lime Jell-O on top.

Ingredients

  • Ice cubes
  • 1/4 cup green Jell-O, finely chopped (from ready-to-eat packs or home prepped)
  • 1 part melon schnapps
  • 1-part reposado tequila
  • 5 parts lemon-lime soda
  • Edible green glitter flakes
  • Triple sec, for rimming cocktail glasses

Directions

  1. Rim a cocktail glass. Dip the rim into triple sec and then into a dish of green glitter flakes or green-colored granulated sugar.
  2. Fill the glass halfway up with ice. Sprinkle finely crushed Jell-O on top of the ice. The tiny pieces of gelatin should fit through a straw.
  3. With a jigger, measure the melon schnapps, tequila, and soda. Add them to the glass in that order. Stir the drink with a straw or cocktail spoon.
  4. Garnish the top with a pinch of green glitter flakes.
  5. Serve and enjoy!

Devil’s Margarita

By Jennifer Debth ShowMeTheYummy.com

The Devil’s Margarita is the perfect drink to serve at your next Halloween party. It’s a little sweet, a little tart, and a little spooky.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz tequila blanco
  • 3/4 oz lime juice freshly squeezed
  • 3/4 oz simple syrup
  • Red wine such as Cabernet or Carménère

Instructions

  1. In a shaker filled with ice, pour in tequila, lime juice, and simple syrup.
  2. Shake until chilled and pour into glass of choice.
  3. Set a spoon at a 45 degree angle barely placed inside of the margarita. The back of the spoon should be facing the ceiling.
  4. Pinch the top of the wine bottle with your finger and slowly pour red wine onto the back of the spoon and let it drizzle on the surface of the margarita.
  5. Pour until you have about 1/4 inch of red wine in the glass.

Bloody Margarita with Black Lava Salt Rim

By LinsFood

Bloody Margarita is the perfect Halloween cocktail, it’s dark red and is drunk with black lava salt, giving your margarita an earthy, salty, and tangy flavor.

Ingredients

  • 2 fl oz tequila
  • 1 fl oz aperol
  • 1 fl oz blackberry syrup (recipe below)
  • 1 fl oz lime juice (keep the lime to prep the glass)
  • some black lava salt in a saucer or regular, colored black

Blackberry Syrup

  • 10.5 oz blackberries
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Blackberry Syrup (needs to be made earlier and chilled)
  2. Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a gentle boil.
  3. Lower the heat right down and simmer for 15 minutes, by which time the fruit will be soft and falling apart. Squash the fruit with the back of a spoon or a fork to release more juice.
  4. Strain into a jug/bowl with a strainer double lined with muslin/cheese cloth. Or strain in twice with a fine sieve. Basically, we want a clear syrup with no bits.
  5. Place in the fridge to chill.
  6. Let’s make the Bloody Margarita
  7. Run a lime slice all around the rim of a glass.
  8. Dip the glass rim into the black lava salt, coating well.
  9. Place everything into a shaker and shake to mix and chill. Start with 1/2-part blackberry syrup.
  10. Taste and add more syrup if you like it sweeter. I do.
  11. Pour into the glass, minus the ice cubes, and start sipping!

Strawberry Margarita

Fresh, fruity, and fantastic! These easy to make strawberry margaritas pair perfectly with every kind of taco.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups strawberries
  • 1/4 cup simple syrup
  • 2 1/2 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 ounce orange liqueur
  • 2 ounces tequila (Preferably 100% agave)
  • 2 lime wedges

Directions

  1. Wash and cut the stems off the strawberries. Blend with agave in a blender until you have a liquid.
  2. Mix strawberry mixture with lime juice, ice, orange liqueur, and tequila in a shaker. Shake until it has a nice froth.
  3. Pour into margarita glass and garnish with lime.
  4. Enjoy!

Mango Margarita

This delicious fruity and boozy margarita tastes like sunshine in a glass. It's easy to make and pairs perfectly with fish tacos. You can substitute the mango with frozen mango if you prefer.

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe mango cubed (about 1 cup)
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1 ounce lime juice
  • 3 ounces silver tequila 
  • 1 ounce orange liqueur
  • 2 Tbsp Agave nectar

Directions

  1. Add all margarita ingredients to a blender and blend until creamy
  2. Transfer the mixture to a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice and shake well.
  3. Pour into a serving glass rimmed with tajin seasoning and garnish with lime wedge.
  4. Enjoy!

Classic Margarita

This noble cocktail, the classic margarita is perfect in its simplicity. It balances four of the five human tastes: sweet, sour, bitter and salty. Since 2016 it has been America's favorite cocktail, according to Nielsen.

Ingredients
• 1 1/2 ounces silver tequila
• 1 ounce orange liqueur
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1/2 ounce agave (you can use simple syrup)
• Ice cubes
• Lime wedges for garnish

Directions

  1. Combine ingredients in a drink shaker filled with ice and shake until frothy
  2. Pour strained margarita into a salt rimmed glass with ice.
  3. Garnish with a lime wedge
  4. Enjoy!

Avo Colada

This cool and refreshing cocktail is a great addition to any meal but goes even better with tacos.

Ingredients
• 2 oz Blanco Tequila
• 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• .5 oz Agave
• ½ an Avocado
• 2 tbsp. Coconut Yogurt

Directions

  1. Muddle
  2. Shake
  3. Strain over Fresh Ice.
  4. Top with Sparkling Mineral Water.
  5. Garnish with a lime.
  6. Salted rim optional.

Pomegranate Margarita

The perfect summer cocktail; sip at the pool with chips and guac.

Ingredients
• 2 oz. Blanco Tequila
• 1 oz. Pomegranate Juice
• .75 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
• .5 oz. Agave Nectar
• Pinch of Salt

Directions

Shake and strain into a rocks glass with ice. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Blueberry Cilantro Margarita

Beautiful, easy and delicious. This margarita recipe is perfect for adding a gorgeous twist to your usual margaritas.

Ingredients

  • 8-10 blueberries
  • 3-5 cilantro leaves
  • 1/2oz. agave
  • 1oz. fresh lime juice
  • 1/2oz. fresh orange juice fresh. fresh. fresh.
  • 1 1/2oz. silver tequila


Directions

  1. Muddle blueberries and cilantro at the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add agave, lime and orange juices, and tequila. Fill the shaker with ice.
  2. Cap the shaker and shake it like you mean it for at least fifteen seconds.
  3. Remove the lid and pour the contents directly into an old-fashioned glass.

Frozen Peach Margaritas

These Margaritas are the perfect refreshing cocktail. Simple and easy with just a few ingredients, perfect for parties and weekend get togethers with friends. 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups frozen peaches
  • 1½ cups orange juice
  • 1 cup ice
  • 2oz. tequila
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • juice of 1 lime
  • coarse salt and fresh limes or peach for garnish


Directions

  1. Add frozen peaches, orange juice, ice, tequila, honey, and lime juice to a blender. Blend until smooth.
  2. Run a lime slice around the rim of each glass and dip in coarse salt. Garnish with a fresh lime or peach slice and serve immediately.

Blood Orange Kiwi Margarita

Tart and sweet blood oranges are a nice alternative to the traditional lime margarita. The addition of kiwi fruit adds tropical flavor. 

Ingredients - Serves 2

  • 3 ounces tequila
  • 2 ounces triple sec
  • 2 ounce fresh lime juice
  • 1 ounce orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons agave syrup (optional if you like sweet margaritas)
  • 1 cup ice
  • For salted rim-1 teaspoon salt, orange zest, lime zest
  • Garnish-sliced blood oranges, sliced kiwi or lime wedges

Directions

  1. combine triple sec, lime juice, orange juice, tequila, and agave in a cocktail shaker with 1 cup ice. Shake well to combine.
  1. combine salt, orange zest, and lemon zest on a small plate. Wet rims of glasses with lime wedge and then place glass rim down into zesty salt mixture.
  2. fill rimmed cocktail glasses with remaining ice and pour margarita from cocktail shaker into glass. Top with blood orange slice and kiwi wedge and enjoy!

Green Margarita

Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen

Ingredients
• Lime wedge, for rim of glass, plus lime slice, for garnish
• Coarse salt, for rim of glass
• 2 ounces Super Green Juice
• 2 ounces tequila
• 1 ounce orange liqueur, such as Cointreau

Super Green Juice
• 1 to 2 large, juicy lemons, peel and pith removed
• 1 medium Granny Smith apple, peeled and cored
• 2 romaine leaves
• 1/2 large cucumber
• 1 cup loosely packed hearty greens, such as spinach or kale

Directions
Moisten the rim of a margarita glass with a wedge of lime, and then roll the glass at an angle in the salt so that only the outside of the glass is salted.
Combine the Super Green Juice, tequila and orange liqueur in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously for 8 to 10 seconds. Strain into the prepared glass over ice. Garnish with a slice of lime.

Super Green Juice: Makes 8 to 10 ounces
Juice, in this order, the lemons, apple, romaine, cucumber and greens, following your juicer's specific settings for each. Serve the juice immediately over ice, if desired.

Pomegranate Tequila Smash

By BeeSting

Honey Syrup Ingredients
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ – 1 cup warm water (more water = more liquid)

Combine all ingredients into a jar, squeeze bottle or whatever you have on-hand that can be sealed. Shake vigorously.
If syrup is still a little too thick, heat in a small saucepan over low heat. Syrup can be stored (refrigerated) for about 2 weeks.

Margarita Ingredients
• 2 oz Blanco tequila
• 2 oz Pomegranate juice
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz Honey Syrup*
• Rosemary sprig + extra for garnish
• Ginger Beer

Directions
• Add tequila, pomegranate juice, Cointreau, and honey syrup to a cocktail shaker.
• Add ice and shake for about 10 seconds. Just to chill.
• Pour into a glass of ice and top with ginger beer.
• Garnish with rosemary and pomegranate seeds if your fancy!

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Spicy Mango Mezcal Margarita

By BeeSting

Ingredients
• 1 oz Mezcal
• 1.5 oz Mango Liqueur
• 1 oz Hot/spicy honey
• 1 oz Lime juice
• .5 oz Cointreau
• Tajin for garnish

Directions
• Rub a lime slice around the rim of your glass. Dip the rim into Tajin. I find it easiest to use a flat surface. Flat plates help with this!
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker.
• Add ice and shake to chill. This should take 10-12 seconds. Maybe do a few salsa moves while you shake!!
• Pour into your rimmed glass and sip!

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Elderflower Margarita

by BeeSting
Ingredients
• 2 oz Tequila
• 1 oz St. Germain
• 1 oz. Lime Juice
• Salt or sugar (for rim)

Directions
• Rub a lime wedge around the rim of your glass. Dip the rim into salt or sugar. I find it easiest to use a flat surface. Flat plates help with this!
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker.
• Add ice and shake to chill. This should take 10-12 seconds. Pour into your rimmed glass and sip!

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Pumpkin Spice Margarita

The perfect cocktail to get you into the spirit for Fall.

Ingredients

Pumpkin Spice Puree

*this will make extra for multiple cocktails

Spiced Rim

  1. In a sauce pan combine brown sugar, water and spices for the simple syrup. Bring to a simmer and and cook over medium-low stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and cool completely.
  2. Whisk in canned pumpkin once syrup is cooled and chill or set aside until ready to use.
  3. Make the rim mixture on a small plate.
  4. Wet the rim of your margarita glass with a lime wedge and dip in the salt mixture. Fill glass with ice and set aside.
  5. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice combine your tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and pumpkin simple syrup puree. Shake.
  6. Strain into prepared glass, garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and cinnamon stick.