Margarita Recipes

Classic, spicy, botanical, frozen and occasionally unexpected.

A pink cocktail garnished with blackberries, a slice of lime, and a sprig of rosemary, served in a crystal glass with a salted rim, on a dark marble surface surrounded by blackberries and lime halves.

🌙 Midnight Margarita ✨

Blackberry · Lime · Reposado

Ingredients

  • 2 oz reposado tequila

  • 1 oz fresh lime juice

  • ¾ oz Cointreau or orange liqueur

  • ½ oz agave nectar

  • 4–5 fresh blackberries

  • Coarse salt

  • Lime wheel + blackberry for garnish

Make it: Muddle the blackberries with agave in a shaker. Add tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and plenty of ice. Shake vigorously and double-strain over fresh ice into a salt-rimmed rocks glass.

Midnight Move: Add a tiny sprig of rosemary and briefly clap it between your hands before garnishing. The aroma makes the whole drink feel a little more magical.

A green garden margarita cocktail garnished with cucumber ribbons and fresh basil leaves in a salted rim glass, surrounded by lime halves, cucumber slices, and basil leaves, with a candle and greenery in the background.

🌿 Garden Margarita 🥒

Basil · Cucumber · Lime · Blanco

Ingredients

  • 2 oz blanco tequila

  • 1 oz fresh lime juice

  • ¾ oz Cointreau

  • ½ oz agave nectar

  • 3 cucumber slices

  • 3 fresh basil leaves

  • Flaky or coarse salt

  • Cucumber ribbon + basil for garnish

Make it: Gently muddle cucumber and basil in a cocktail shaker. Add tequila, lime, Cointreau, agave, and ice. Shake until very cold, then double-strain over fresh ice into a salt-rimmed glass.

Midnight Move: Don't pulverize the basil. A gentle muddle releases its oils without making the cocktail bitter.

A cocktail in a textured glass garnished with a pineapple slice and jalapeño slice, with a pineapple, lime, and chili powder on the table surrounded by decorative items and greenery.

🔥 After Midnight Marg 🎶

Pineapple · Jalapeño · Tajín · Blanco

Ingredients

  • 2 oz blanco tequila

  • 1½ oz pineapple juice

  • ¾ oz fresh lime juice

  • ½ oz Cointreau

  • ¼ oz agave nectar

  • 2 thin jalapeño slices

  • Tajín

  • Pineapple wedge + jalapeño for garnish

Make it: Add jalapeño to the shaker and gently muddle once or twice. Add tequila, pineapple juice, lime, Cointreau, agave, and ice. Shake hard. Strain over fresh ice into a Tajín-rimmed glass.

Midnight Move: Want heat without regret? Shake the jalapeño slices with the cocktail instead of muddling them. You'll get the flavor with a softer burn.

A Blood Moon Margarita cocktail garnished with a blood orange slice, surrounded by blood oranges, limes, and hibiscus flowers, with candles and a black box in the background.

🩸Blood Moon Margarita 🌕

Blood Orange · Hibiscus · Lime · Blanco

Ingredients

  • 2 oz blanco tequila

  • 1 oz fresh blood orange juice

  • ¾ oz fresh lime juice

  • ½ oz Cointreau

  • ½ oz hibiscus syrup

  • Coarse salt

  • Blood orange wheel for garnish

Make it: Add tequila, blood orange juice, lime, Cointreau, and hibiscus syrup to an ice-filled shaker. Shake until frosty. Strain over fresh ice in a salt-rimmed rocks glass and garnish with blood orange.

Easy hibiscus syrup: Steep dried hibiscus flowers in hot water for about 10 minutes, strain, then combine equal parts strong hibiscus tea and sugar until dissolved.

Midnight Move: Make the hibiscus syrup ahead and keep it in the fridge. You'll have an instant excuse to make another Blood Moon later in the week.