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Herbal/Bittersweet Margaritas

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Best Margarita recipe
Margaritas by style
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Herbal/Bittersweet Margaritas

Armenita Cocktail

A herbal apricot Margarita.

Blood Orange Margarita

Notes of tequila, orangey triple sec, bittersweet liqueur, blood orange and lime juice all sit in perfect kilter in this tasty riff on the classic Margarita.

Breakfast Margarita

A Margarita with extra zesty orange tang courtesy of a spoon of bitter orange marmalade.

Chihuahua Margarita

Tequila and grapefruit juice pepped up with a splash of agave nectar and dash of bitters. A tart and delicious tequila sour to pucker the palate.

Chocolarita

As the name suggests - a Margarita with chocolate and coffee.

Christmas Margarita

The Cosmopolitan meets the Margarita in this gloriously pink cocktail.

Ginger Margarita

Ginger liqueur replaces orange liqueur in this lightly spicy margarita.

Herbaceous Border

Genepi and celery add herbal and vegetal flavours (in place of triple sec) to this Margarita riff.

Maple Margarita

Maple syrup works well with whiskey but not so well with blanco tequila. It works better with reposado tequila, but best with añejo tequila. It seems

Mediterranean Margarita

Recipe supplied by Patrón, who say, “Citrus and spice shines bright in the Mediterranean Margarita, made for the sights and sounds of Spain. From Yanaida

Mission Bell

Bittersweet grapefruit and mezcal with honeyed roundness.

Rusty Margarita

The rich honeyed notes from Drambuie combine harmoniously with tequila and add an extra dimension to this tasty Margarita. This cocktail is perhaps at

Sage Margarita

Exactly as promised - a sage flavoured Margarita.

Swedish Margarita

A Swedish punch influenced Margarita. Tangy and oily.

Tiki Margarita

A simple almond twist on the classic Margarita - fantastic.

Vanilla Margarita

A classic Margarita with a hint of vanilla.

Pink Frozen Margarita

A bittersweet Frozen Margarita. While you're at it, double the recipe and make two!

High Noon (Mezcal-based)

There's something about the more assertive style of mezcal that suits this cocktail better than its original tequila-based incarnation.

Yellow Cactus Flower

Jordan Smith, describes his creation as bright, herbaceous, subtly smoky, and refreshingly bittersweet. We concur!

Pineapple & Sage Margarita

Herbal tequila and sweet pineapple in harmony.

The Dante

Citrusy fresh and herbaceous, particularly caraway from the Kummel, with tequila providing the backbone.

Monterita

Bittersweet citrusy Italian amaro replaces triple sec to make a Spaghetti Western of an aperitivo.

Roxanne

What to call a red bittersweet strawberry-influenced aperitivo created while the soundtrack playing is The Police singing Roxanne (Put on the red light),