If you just can’t board the tequila train, these exciting and creative gin and tonic recipes have got you.
Best tequila for margarita
There’s more to tequila than just silver and gold! But that’s a whole other blog post. I’m going to keep things neat (ahem) for you. Silver tequila, or blanco, is the margarita go-to of any mixologist worth their salt (ahem). Blanco is made from 100% blue agave, making it completely pure, clean and untampered with. It’s young and unaged with a bite like a shark! This wild ferocity is what makes it a good mixer: its flavour is singularly strong so it stands up to fruit juices and other sweet ingredients. If you’re terrified by the youthful power of tequila blanco, try a reposado as a starting point. This ‘rested’ tequila is all the calmer for its short sleep in steel, or sometimes oak. With a smoother flavour, it’s traditionally a drinking tequila, but no-one is going to judge! Just make sure the spirit is clear, not coloured. And finally, avoid using a gold or añejo tequila. Being longer aged, often in oak, they gain toasty hints. Not what we’re looking for here.
Ingredients
One of the things I love about this flavoured margarita recipe is there are no tricky-to-track-down ingredients. The four of them (plus salt) are probably waiting for you in your kitchen already, meaning you can mix one whenever the mood takes you. Choose tequila blanco for this one, and any tequila cocktails. It’s a young, crystal clear and feisty tequila variety. 50mls is enough for one cocktail. Some supermarkets have their own very affordable versions of orange liqueur, or you can go for a well-known brand. FYI triple sec IS orange liqueur. And remember that this also has alcoholic content, hovering around the 40% ABV mark. It’s not a margarita without that lime juice tang. Always freshly squeeze your limes! From one lime you’ll get at least 15mls of juice. Zesty and tart, squeezed blood orange juice can offer subtle notes of red fruits like cherry, strawberry or raspberry. And that dreamy sunset hue…
Flavour variations
Now you’re a tequila convert and have a bottle of tequila blanco to get through, here are five variations on the blood orange margarita recipe:
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title: “Blood Orange Margarita” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-27” author: “Stephanie Ernesto”
PSA: blood oranges have a slightly different taste than regular oranges and a dramatically different look! They make for quite a knockout of a drink ? Here, I used pink Himalayan salt for the rim because the colors gotta match! ? 21+
Fresh limes are a must, don’t even think of using the bottled kind.
Winter bounty!
I used pink Himalayan salt for the rim, goes with the “color story”
You can add a dash or so of simple syrup if you like your drinks sweeter, I like a strong tart drink every once in a while.
How do you make a Texas margarita?
Add the following to a shaker filled with ice, stir and strain into a salt-rimmed glass. 2 oz blood orange juice 60mL, fresh 3/4 oz lime juice 22mL, fresh 1 1/2 oz silver tequila 45mL 1 oz orange liquor 30mL If you’ve tried this Texas margarita then don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know how you got on in the comments below, I love hearing from you! Strawberry Margaritas Pomegranate Martini Gin Fizz Cocktail This Texas margarita gets a little added sweetness from the addition of orange juice. I used some in season blood oranges for a beautiful ruby color but any orange works!
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