Tequila Thursday! Our Favorite Margarita Recipes

Hey Pals! In honor of National Tequila Day this week (Sunday, for those of you who don't have this glorious holiday marked on your calendars), we thought it would be apropos to share with you our mutual love for tequila, and rather than just rambling about our love affair with this spirit, we thought we would instead give you some of our favorite, fun margarita recipes to give a spin whenever you want to feel festive, because hey - it doesn't have to be a National Holiday for you to show your love for tequila right?!

We KNOW tequila can be a touchy subject for some; some people love to hate it, some hate to love it, and some just hate it, often because of a bad experience in the past which usually involves drinking a bit too much, maybe some table dancing, and always hugging the porcelain throne at the end of the night. BUT, we are 2 of the lucky ones who *knock on wood* have never had a bad run-in with her. She (tequila) is our liquid courage, our drink of choice, our social drink, our date night drink - you name the occasion, tequila is always right for us.

And one way we loooooove our tequila is - you guessed it - in a margarita! We know its nothing to brag about, but we are both margarita snobs, connoisseurs if you will. We love a good, fresh margarita. From traditional to adventurous and spicy, to classically blended - you've gotta try them all! (at least we do).

We have compiled here our 3 favorite recipes of margaritas to share with you people - share the love, you know? We have one traditional, one blended, and one adventurous, and we are here to share those recipes with our pals!

Traditional
Traditional Lime Margarita 

Cheers to Mal's cousin, Anna, for providing us with THE best margarita recipe on earth - no joke. We can always appreciate a fellow margarita aficionado!

Makes 1-2 margaritas

Ingredients:
2 shots tequila of choice
2 shots orange liqueur of choice
1 shot agave nectar
Juice of 4 limes
Salt, for rimming the glass

Instructions:
1. Add all ingredients except salt to a shaker.
2. Shake
3. With a lime, wet the rim of the glass and dip in the salt
4. Pour over ice and enjoy!




Blended
Coconut Lime Frozen Margarita

Makes 4 margaritas

Ingredients:
15oz cream of coconut (this is usually in your grocery store in the drink mixers section - took us a while to figure that one out)
3/4 cup tequila of choice
1/4 cup orange liqueur of choice
Juice of 4 limes
3 cups ice cubes
Salt and lime zest for rimming the glass

Instructions:
1. Add cream of coconut, tequila, orange liqueur, and ice to a blender; blend until smooth.
2. With a lime, wet the rim of the glass and dip in the salt mixture
3. Pour and enjoy!




Fun & Adventurous
Grapefruit Jalapeño Margarita

Makes 4 margaritas

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups tequila of choice
2 cups grapefruit juice
Juice of 6-8 limes
4 Tbsp agave nectar 
1-2 jalapeños, sliced and seeded
Granulated sugar and cracked pepper for rimming the glass

Instructions:
1. Add all ingredients, except sugar and pepper, to a pitcher and stir well.
2. Keep refrigerated for 30 minutes or more, depending an your desired level of kick (remove the jalapeño slices once it is at your preferred spice level)
3. With a lime, wet the rim of the glass and dip into the sugar mixture
4. Pour over ice and serve




We hope you enjoyed our round up of a few tasty tequila treats! Let us know what you guys are enjoying (tequila or not), we are always excited to try any new cocktails. Until next time folks, it's 5 o'clock somewhere.


xoxo, your festive pals