Emily From the classic lime to cotton candy to cucumber mint — ten flavored margaritas that make every occasion feel like a celebration.
The classic lime margarita is one of the great cocktails of all time. It is balanced, tart, just sweet enough and pairs with almost any food. But if you have been making the same margarita for years it is absolutely time to explore what else tequila and lime can do when you start playing with different fruits, heat levels and flavour combinations.
These ten flavoured margarita recipes range from the essential to the surprising. Some are sweet and tropical. Some are spicy and bold. One is pink with actual cotton candy in it. All of them are easy to make, ready in five minutes and genuinely better than anything you will order at a restaurant.
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🍋 Classic Lime Margarita
The original. Silver tequila, fresh lime, triple sec and a salted rim. Made properly with fresh lime juice it is one of the most perfectly constructed cocktails ever created.
- 2 oz silver tequila (100% agave)
- 1 oz triple sec
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- ½ oz agave syrup
- Salt for rim, lime wedge to garnish
- Ice
- 1Salt the rim. Add tequila, triple sec, lime and agave to an ice-filled shaker.
- 2Shake vigorously 15 seconds.
- 3Fill glass with ice. Strain margarita over ice.
- 4Garnish with lime wedge and serve immediately.
🥭 Mango Jalapeño Margarita
Sweet tropical mango meets real jalapeño heat. The spice builds slowly and balances the mango sweetness in a way that makes this the most addictive margarita on this list.
- 2 oz silver tequila
- 1 oz triple sec
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 2 oz mango juice or puree
- 3 jalapeño slices
- Tajin for rim
- Ice
- 1Muddle jalapeño slices with lime juice in a shaker.
- 2Add tequila, triple sec and mango juice. Fill with ice and shake hard.
- 3Rim glass with Tajin. Fill with ice.
- 4Double strain into glass. Garnish with mango slice and jalapeño.
🥥 Coconut Lime Margarita
Creamy, tropical and silky smooth. The cream of coconut makes this margarita indulgent and sweet while the lime keeps it tart. Tastes like a holiday in every sip.
- 2 oz silver tequila
- 1 oz cream of coconut (NOT coconut cream)
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- ½ oz triple sec
- Toasted coconut flakes for rim
- Lime wheel to garnish
- Ice
- 1Toast coconut flakes in a dry pan 2 minutes until golden. Use to rim glasses.
- 2Combine tequila, cream of coconut, lime and triple sec in an ice-filled shaker.
- 3Shake hard for 20 seconds — cream of coconut needs a proper shake.
- 4Strain over ice into rimmed glasses. Garnish with lime wheel.
🍉 Watermelon Jalapeño Margarita
Bright pink, sweet from fresh watermelon and genuinely spicy from real jalapeño. One of the most visually stunning drinks you can make and the flavour matches the looks.
- 2 oz silver tequila
- 1 oz triple sec
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 3 oz fresh watermelon juice (blend and strain)
- 2 jalapeño slices
- Tajin for rim
- Ice
- 1Muddle jalapeño with lime in a shaker.
- 2Add watermelon juice, tequila and triple sec. Fill with ice and shake.
- 3Rim glasses with Tajin. Fill with ice.
- 4Double strain into glasses. Garnish with watermelon triangle and jalapeño slice.
🍓 Frozen Strawberry Margarita
Blended until icy smooth with real fresh strawberries. The blender does everything and the result is thick, sweet and completely irresistible. The one for hot summer days.
- 2 oz silver tequila
- 1 oz triple sec
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- ½ oz agave syrup
- Salt for rim
- 1 cup ice
- 1Add all ingredients to a blender.
- 2Blend on high until completely smooth.
- 3Salt the rim of two glasses.
- 4Pour and serve immediately. Garnish with a fresh strawberry.
🩷 Cotton Candy Margarita
Pink, sweet and completely show-stopping. Real cotton candy dissolves into the drink as you sip and the cream soda base makes it unlike any other margarita on this list.
- 2 oz silver tequila
- 1 oz triple sec
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 4 oz pink cream soda
- Pink cotton candy for garnish and rim
- Ice
- 1Press glass rim into pink sugar or crumbled cotton candy.
- 2Shake tequila, triple sec and lime juice over ice for 15 seconds.
- 3Pour cream soda into glass. Strain tequila mixture over the top.
- 4Top generously with cotton candy and serve immediately.
🍍 Pineapple Margarita
Tropical, sweet and tangy pineapple margarita with a chili salt rim. The pineapple and tequila combination is one of the best flavour pairings in the cocktail world.
- 2 oz silver tequila
- 1 oz triple sec
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- Tajin or chili salt for rim
- Pineapple wedge to garnish
- Ice
- 1Rim two glasses with Tajin.
- 2Add tequila, triple sec, lime juice and pineapple juice to an ice-filled shaker.
- 3Shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
- 4Strain over ice into prepared glasses. Garnish with a pineapple wedge.
🍑 Peach Margarita
Ripe peach sweetness balanced with fresh lime and silver tequila. Use fresh peaches in summer for the best result or frozen peaches year-round for an equally delicious version.
- 2 oz silver tequila
- 1 oz triple sec
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 2 oz fresh peach puree or peach nectar
- ½ oz agave syrup
- Sugar for rim
- Fresh peach slice to garnish
- Ice
- 1Sugar the rim of two glasses.
- 2Blend fresh peach until smooth to make the puree if using fresh.
- 3Shake tequila, triple sec, lime, peach puree and agave over ice for 15 seconds.
- 4Strain over ice into glasses. Garnish with a fresh peach slice.
🟠 Blood Orange Margarita
Deep ruby red and slightly bitter from fresh blood orange juice with a striking colour that looks incredible in the glass. Seasonal, unique and genuinely worth making when blood oranges are available.
- 2 oz silver tequila
- 1 oz Cointreau
- 1½ oz fresh blood orange juice
- ½ oz fresh lime juice
- ½ oz agave syrup
- Salt and blood orange slice to garnish
- Ice
- 1Combine tequila, Cointreau, blood orange juice, lime juice and agave in a shaker with ice.
- 2Shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
- 3Salt the rim of two glasses. Fill with ice.
- 4Strain into glasses. Garnish with a blood orange slice.
🥒 Cucumber Mint Margarita
Cool, fresh and completely different from every other margarita. The cucumber and mint make this the most refreshing cocktail you can drink on a hot day and the colour is a beautiful pale green.
- 2 oz silver tequila
- 1 oz triple sec
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 4 thick slices cucumber
- 6 fresh mint leaves
- ½ oz agave syrup
- Salt or Tajin for rim
- Ice
- 1Muddle cucumber slices and mint leaves in a shaker with the lime juice and agave until well broken down.
- 2Add tequila and triple sec. Fill with ice and shake hard for 15 seconds.
- 3Rim glasses with salt or Tajin.
- 4Double strain into glasses over ice to remove cucumber and mint pieces. Garnish with cucumber and mint.
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