5 Margarita Recipes to Celebrate Cinco De Mayo

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It’s Cinco de Mayo. For your at-home celebrations, we are sharing these recipes for you to show off your bartending skills.

Fresh Ink Smoked Margarita 

  • fresh inked smoked margarita
    photo from Patron

    1.5 oz    PATRÓN Silver

  • .5 oz      Fresh lime juice
  • .5 oz      Pineapple juice
  • .5 oz      Agave nectar
  • 1            Pinch of smoked paprika
  • +            Smoked sea salt rim
  • +            Lime for garnish

Method: Prepare a rocks glass by moistening the rim and rolling it in smoked sea salt. Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake to chill. Fine strain over fresh ice cubes in the prepared glass. Garnish with a lime and a dusting of smoked paprika.

 

Azalea Margarita

  • azalea margarita
    photo from Patron

    1.5 oz    Patrón Silver

  • .5 oz      Patrón Citrónge Orange
  • 1 oz       Pineapple juice
  • .5 oz      Lime juice
  • .5 oz      Grenadine

Method: Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with ice to chill. Strain into a rocks glass.

Margarita Caliente

  • margarita caliente
    photo by Rachel Uniatowski

    1.5 oz    Patrón Silver

  • 1 oz       Patrón Citrónge Orange
  • 1 oz       Fresh lime juice
  • .5 oz      Passion fruit syrup
  • 4            Dashes Chipotle Tabasco
  • 2            Bar spoons orange marmalade
  • +            Orange twist for garnish

Method: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake to chill and texturize. Strain into a double old-fashioned glass with a large ice cube. Garnish with an orange twist.

Patrón Classic Margarita

  • classic margarita
    photo by Rachel Uniatowski

    1.5 oz    Patrón Silver

  • 1 oz       Patrón Citrónge Orange
  • .75 oz    Fresh lime juice
  • .25 oz    Simple syrup
  • +            Lime wedge for garnish
  • +            Kosher salt (optional)

Method: Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously with ice to chill. Strain onto fresh ice in a rocks glass and garnish with a lime wedge. Optionally, salt half the rim of the glass with kosher salt.

Watermelon Basil Margarita

  • azalea margarita
    photo from Patron

    1.5 oz    Patrón Reposado

  • 1 oz       Fresh watermelon juice or puree
  • 1 oz       Fresh lime juice
  • 1 oz       Agave nectar
  • 3            Basil leaves or basil simple syrup
  • +            Watermelon wedge or dehydrated lime wheel for garnish

Method: Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with ice to chill. Strain onto fresh ice in a double old fashioned glass. Garnish with a basil leaf and wedge of watermelon or dehydrated lime wheel.