The traditional Margarita is a cocktail consisting of tequila, triple sec and lime or lemon juice, often served with salt on the rim of the glass. The drink is served shaken with ice, blended with ice, or without ice. However, we’ve found that there are several ways that Margarita Cocktails can be made and enjoyed. Here are 5 Margarita Cocktail variations for you to try.
1. Fresh Mint Margarita
INGREDIENTS
- 6 pieces mint leaves
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 parts tequila
- 2 parts lime juice
- ½ parts Triple sec
- crushed ice
HOW TO MIX
- add lime juices and mint leaves to the old fashioned glass
- crush lime juices, mint leaves with muddler
- fill up the glass with ice
- pour tequila, triple sec into the glass
- stir together
- garnish with mint leaves
2. Watermelon Margarita
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups watermelon
- ¾ cups tequila
- ¼ cups triple sec
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 2 tablespoons of lime juice
- ice
HOW TO MIX
- add watermelon, tequila, sugar, lime juice, triple sec to the blender
- blend together
- add ice to the blender
- blend together
3. Pink Margarita
INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENTS- 2 parts tequila
- ½ parts campari
- ¾ parts lemon juice
- ¾ parts honey
- ice cubes
HOW TO MIX
- add ice to the shaker
- add tequila, lemon juice, honey, campari to the shaker
- shake well
- strain into the cocktail glass
- garnish with lime slice and mint leaves
4. Blue Margarita
INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENTS- ½ teaspoon of salt
- 3 parts tequila
- 1½ parts triple sec
- 1½ parts lime juice
- 1½ parts blue curacao
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ice cubes
HOW TO MIX
- add ice to the shaker
- add tequila, salt, sugar, lime juice, triple sec, blue curacao to the shaker
- shake well
- strain into the cocktail glass
- garnish with lime wedges
5. Honeydew Margarita
INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENTS- 1½ parts honeydew melon
- 2 parts tequila
- 1½ parts triple sec
- 1 part lime juice
- ¾ parts sugar syrup
- ice cubes
HOW TO MIX
- crush honeydew melon with blender
- add ice to the shaker
- add tequila, sugar syrup, lime juice, honeydew melon, triple sec to the shaker
- shake well
- strain into the cocktail glass
- garnish with lime slice
