National Margarita Day 2024

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Updated: February 2024

Start searching for that lost shaker of salt and gather your friends, February 22nd is National Margarita Day! This cocktail is worthy of your Taco Tuesday meal and makes you dream about warmer days ahead. So, pull up a cocktail shaker or blender, pour a pitcher or a couple of glasses and enjoy the many variations of margaritas this month with Table & Vine.

National Margarita Day is celebrated in the United States on February 22nd. This unofficial holiday celebrates the drink and its cultural impact, and it encourages people to enjoy margaritas responsibly.

A margarita is a popular cocktail originating from Mexico, traditionally made with tequila, lime juice, and orange liqueur (like triple sec or Cointreau), often served with salt on the rim of the glass. Typically served shaken with ice (on the rocks), blended with ice (frozen margarita) or without ice (straight up).

Margaritas can come in various flavors by adding different fruits and ingredients, creating a wide array of variations from strawberry to mango to jalapeño-infused margaritas.

Margarita Cocktail Recipes

A sip of sunshine in every glass. Discover some recipe variations of this classic cocktail.

Mangonada Margarita Recipe

- 1½ ounces tequila
- ¾ ounce orange liqueur
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 ounce simple syrup
- 1 cup frozen mango chunks
- 1 cup ice

Garnish: chili lime seasoning and a lime wedge.

- Combine all ingredients and ice in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Rim glass with chili lime seasoning.
- Pour manago mixture into glass.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.

Cinnamon Pear Margarita Recipe

- 2 ounces tequila
- 4 ounces pear juice or pear nectar
- ½ ounce cinnamon simple syrup
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Ice
Garnish: pear slices

- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all the ingredients, shake well.
- Pour into a chilled margarita glass.
- Garnish with a few pear slices.

Cranberry Margarita Recipe

- 1 1/2 ounces tequila
- 1 ounce orange liqueur
- 1 ounce cranberry juice
- ¾ ounce lime juice
- Ice

Rim: Margarita salt
Garnish: lime wheel

- Add ice to shaker.
- Pour in the tequila, orange liqueur and juices.
- Shake and pour into a salt-rimmed glass.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.

Ginger Beer Margarita Recipe

- 1 ounce fresh lime juice, plus additional for rimming glass
-- Coarse salt
- 1 ½ oz tequila
- 3 ounces ginger beer
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
Garnish: lime wedge

- Rim your favorite glass with fresh lime juice and dip in coarse salt.
- Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker.
-Stir vigorously. Do not shake with the lid on or it will erupt from the ginger beer carbonation.
- Pour into ice-filled glass.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.

Ready to Drink Margaritas and More...

Ready-to-drink margaritas are pre-mixed alcoholic beverages that come prepared with all the necessary ingredients and are sold in a form that's ready for consumption. They eliminate the need to mix your own drink with separate tequila, triple sec, and lime juice, which are the traditional components of a margarita.

These convenient drinks are often found in bottles or cans and can be served chilled or over ice. They're perfect for those who want to enjoy a margarita without the hassle of making one from scratch or for serving at events where making individual cocktails might be impractical.

By Table & Vine

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