Blood Orange Margarita

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Keyword: blood orange margarita, margarita

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings:

Calories: 296kcal

Author: Brenda

This is a colorful and seasonal Blood Orange Margarita is twist on the classic margarita cocktail, the margarita, using premium, fresh, and seasonal ingredients like lime, blood orange, and 100% agave tequila

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Ingredients

3 ounces Tequila
2 ounces Blood Orange Juice Freshly squeezed
1.5 ounces Lime Juice
.5 ounces Simple Syrup
Ice Sufficient for both mixing and pouring

Optional

1 slice blood orange
1 teaspoon simple syrup (corn syrup, agave, or juice from slice to rim glass)
kosher salt sufficient for rimming the glass

Tools and Glassware

Shaker
Cocktail Glass Margarita glass or old fashioned glass work well here.

Instructions

Optional (step)

If you wish to rim your glass, now is the time. Either rub the rim of glass with a lime wedge or put 1 teaspoon (no need to measure) of simple syrup on a plate and run the rim of the glass against the liquid.
Place kosher salt on separate plate, and run the rim of the glass along the rim to get good coverage.

To Make This Blood Orange Margarita

Add lime juice, tequila, and blood orange juice to the shaker
Fill cocktail shaker with ice
Shake for 15-20 seconds until the shaker is very cold
Pour into your glass
Enjoy responsibly!

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Notes

Be sure to use quality ice and tequila
Depending on the variety of Blood Orange you may need to vary the amount of simple syrup

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