Tart Cherry Margarita
Yield: 2 margaritas
This Tart Cherry Margarita is the prettiest drink you'll make all summer, and one of the easiest! Tart cherry juice, fresh lime, and silver tequila get a spicy-sweet Tajín sugar rim that wakes up every sip. No simple syrup, no cherry liqueur, just 5 minutes.
Ingredients
- 3 oz silver tequila
- 2 oz tart cherry juice
- 1.5 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 oz triple sec, Cointreau, or Grand Marnier
- 1 teaspoon agave syrup or honey, optional
- lime wheels and cherries, optional for garnish
- ice
Tajin-Sugar Rim
- 1 lime wedge
- 1 tablespoon Tajin
- 1 tablespoon sugar
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Instructions
- To rim the glasses, combine Tajin and sugar in a shallow plate big enough for the rim of each glass. Rub a lime wedge halfway around the rims of each glass, and dip the wet part of the glass into the Tajin-sugar mix.
- Fill the glasses with ice and set aside.
- In a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice, combine tequila, cherry juice, lime juice, and triple sec. Make sure the lid is tightly sealed, and shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Taste with a straw/spoon to see if you like to sweeten it. If yes, add the agave and give it a quick shake once more.
- Strain into the prepared glasses. Serve immediately, garnished with a lime wheel and a skewered cherry.
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Notes
Make A Batch: Combine the tequila, tart cherry juice, lime juice, and triple sec in a pitcher or a large jar, leave the ice out entirely, and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Give it a good stir right before serving, then pour over fresh ice in freshly rimmed glasses and serve!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 margarita, Calories: 176kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Protein: 0.4g, Fat: 0.3g, Saturated Fat: 0.04g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g, Sodium: 105mg, Potassium: 112mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 10g, Vitamin A: 749IU, Vitamin C: 6mg, Calcium: 9mg, Iron: 1mg