At-Home Margaritas
How to make the perfect margarita at home. Featuring on-the-rocks, frozen and strawberry margaritas.
Let’s talk margaritas. They’re tasty and they make you feel all happy inside. Plus, lime is just so perfectly refreshing when the summer months start to roll in. But, you know what’s not refreshing? Sweet-and-sour [insert emoji disgusted face here]. That overly sweet, puckery, hideous neon yellow junk that you’ll typically find pouring out of a bartender’s gun or spilling from a pre-mixed margarita bottle. Friends, it could be sooooo much better. I promise. And trust me, I’ve got just the recipe for you. Once you try it, you will have a difficult time going back. These days, I’d take a margarita at home amongst friends over any other place, and I am sure after you give one (or all) of these recipes a try you will feel the same way. But, wait! There’s more good news: your top-shelf margarita at home will cost you less per drink than a bottom-shelf margarita just about anywhere else. Can’t beat that. Have fun, be safe and enjoy!
“Double” Margarita on the Rocks
2/3 c Simply Lime
2 oz Tequila
1 oz Orange Liqueur
Generous Splash of Simply Orange
Juice of Two Lime Wedges, plus wedges for garnish
1 ½ c Ice
Add a half-cup of ice and all of the above ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Pour over ice into a Collins glass and serve with a lime garnish. Makes one serving.
“Single” Margarita on the Rocks
1/3 c Simply Lime
1 oz Tequila
1/2 oz Orange Liqueur
Splash of Simply Orange
Juice of a Lime Wedge, plus wedges for garnish
1 c Ice
Add a half-cup of ice and all of the above ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Pour over ice into a rocks glass and serve with a lime garnish. Makes one serving.
Mexican Martini
1/3 c Simply Lime
1 oz Top Shelf Tequila
1/2 oz Top Shelf Orange Liqueur
Splash of Simply Orange
Juice of a Lime Wedge
1 c Ice
Olives for Garnish, three per martini
Add a one cup of ice and all of the above ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Pour over ice into a chilled martini glass and serve with an olive garnish. Makes one serving.
Classic Frozen Margaritas
12 oz of Frozen Concentrated Limeade
1 c Top Shelf Tequila
½ c Top Shelf Orange Liqueur
¼ c Simply Orange
Juice of a Lime, plus wedges for garnish
3-4 c of Ice
Combine all ingredients into a high-powered blender, adding ice until the blender is full, and mix on high-speed until mixture begins to resemble the texture of a snow cone. Pour into glasses, garnish with a lime wedge and serve. Makes four servings.
Strawberry Frozen Margaritas
12 oz of Frozen Concentrated Limeade
1 ½ c Frozen Strawberries
1 c Top Shelf Tequila
½ c Top Shelf Orange Liqueur
¼ c Simply Orange
Juice of a Lime, plus wedges for garnish
2-3 c of Ice
Combine all ingredients into a high-powered blender, adding ice until the blender is full, and mix on high-speed until mixture begins to resemble the texture of a snow cone. Pour into glasses, garnish with a lime wedge and serve. Makes four servings.
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