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Featured at La Cava Del Tequila and the San Angel Inn

Most of these great margaritas rely on specialty ingredients that may be hard to find or require a lot of preparation or both. But, not all of them do. In fact, my favorite two, the jalapeno and cucumber margaritas are relatively easy to make at home. Most large grocery stores carry agave nectar in the baking goods aisle - look for a bottle that looks similar to honey. To make a simple syrup with it, use 1 part warm water to 1 part agave nectar and stir to combine; ie. 1/2 cup water & 1/2 cup agave nectar.

Prickly Pear
El Mayor premium white Tequila, triple sec liquor, prickly pear puree, fresh lime juice and desert pear syrup, served on the rocks with a hibiscus Himalayan salt rim

• 2 parts white tequila, 1 part triple sec, 1 part Monin or Island Oasis prickly pear puree, 1 part lime juice, 1 part simple syrup made with agave nectar. Shake and serve in the salt rimmed glass over ice.

Naranja Roja
Sweet-tart flavors of the blood orange juice and the hibiscus syrup, El Mayor premium white Tequila, triple sec liquor, topped with blood orange foam, and served on the rocks with a hibiscus Himalayan salt rim

• 2 parts white tequila, 1 part triple sec, 1 part lime juice, 1 part hibiscus syrup, 1 part blood orange juice. Shake and serve in the salt rimmed glass over ice and top with blood orange foam.

Hibiscus syrup can be purchased but it's tough to find. Search for Monin Hibiscus Syrup to find an online retailer. You can also make your own at home, although I'm not sure this is any easier than making the online purchase. This recipe works equally well for other flower syrups, such as rose petals. Recipe: 20 hibiscus flower petals - be sure they're not treated with pesticide, juice from one lemon, 1 cup boiling water and 1 cup of sugar.  Melt the sugar in the boiling water, remove from heat and add the petals and lemon juice. Use within three days and keep refrigerated.

We're not 100% certain what goes into the whipped cream container for the blood orange foam but my best guess is blood orange juice simmered with some gelatin.

One more note on this one, blood orange juice is VERY different from regular orange juice. It's much more tart. If you substitute regular orange juice, it'll still be good, but completely different.

Clasica
This traditional margarita has been served in Mexico City since 1963. El Mayor premium white Tequila, with Cointreau liquor and fresh lime juice, served chilled or on the rocks with a cactus-lemongrass salt rim

• 2 parts tequila, 1 part Cointreau, 2 parts lime juice, 1 part simple syrup made with agave nectar. Shake and serve in the salt rimmed glass over ice.

Fruta de la Pasion
El Mayor premium white Tequila, Canton ginger liquor, mixed with passion fruit and mango nectar, fresh lime juice, topped with passion fruit foam, served on the rocks with a hibiscus Himalayan salt rim

• 2 parts tequila, 1 part ginger liquor, 1/2 part Monin or Island Oasis passion fruit puree, 1/2 part Monin or Island Oasis mango puree, 1 part lime juice, 1 part simple syrup made with agave nectar. Shake and serve in the salt rimmed glass over ice.
  Again, no idea on the foam.

Cucumber
El Mayor premium white Tequila, triple sec liquor, caramelized pineapple juice, cucumber and agave nectar syrup, served on the rocks with a cactus-lemongrass salt rim

• 1/3 of one fresh cucumber peeled and seeded and then cut into approximately 1.5" pieces. Approximately a 2" piece of a green bell pepper, seeded. Place the fruit in the bottom of your glass and muddle to release some of the juices. Don't go crazy here, muddling shouldn't create a mush of the fruit, just sufficiently bruise them. Now top off the glass with ice and add 2 parts tequila, 1 part triple sec, 1 part pineapple juice - which has been simmered down to a syrup, 1 part simple syrup made with agave nectar. Shake and serve in a salt rimmed glass.

La Cava
El Mayor premium white Tequila, triple sec liquor, fresh lime juice and agave nectar syrup, topped with blood orange foam, served on the rocks with a cactus-lemongrass salt rim

• 2 parts tequila, 1 part triple sec, 2 parts lime juice, 1 part simple syrup made with agave nectar. Shake and serve in the salt rimmed glass over ice. (and there's that foam again.)

Avocado
El Mayor premium white Tequila, melon liquor and fresh avocado mixed with fresh lime juice and agave nectar syrup, served frozen with a hibiscus Himalayan salt rim

• Place approximately 1/3 of a very ripe avocado in a blender. Top with ice (measured with the glass you're going to be serving in) and add 2 parts tequila, 1 part Midori liquour, 2 parts lime juice, 1 part simple syrup made with agave nectar. Blend until smooth and serve in a salt rimmed glass.

Pepino
El Mayor premium white Tequila, Canton ginger liquor, caramelized pineapple nectar, agave nectar syrup and fresh lime juice, served on the rocks with a cactus-lemongrass salt rim

• 2 parts tequila, 1 part ginger liquor, 1 part pineapple juice - simmered down to a syrup until it is reduced to half of what you started with, 1 part lime juice, 1 part simple syrup made with agave nectar. Shake and serve in the salt rimmed glass over ice.

Limon Y Jalapeno
El Mayor premium white Tequila, with jalapeno - lime juice, cucumber and agave nectar syrup, served on the rocks with a hibiscus Himalayan salt rim

• 1/4 of one fresh cucumber peeled and seeded and then cut into approximately 1.5" pieces. Approximately a 2" piece of a green bell pepper, seeded. 1/2 of 1 small jalapeno, seeded and cut into approximately 1.5" pieces. Place the fruit in the bottom of your glass and muddle to release some of the juices. Don't go crazy here, muddling shouldn't create a mush of the fruit, just sufficiently bruise them. Now top off the glass with ice and add 2 parts tequila, 1 part triple sec, 2 parts lime juice, 1 part simple syrup made with agave nectar. Shake and serve in a salt rimmed glass.

Featured at the frozen margarita stand out front:

Lime

• 2 parts tequila, 1 part triple sec, 2 parts sweet and sour mix, 1 part simple syrup, and a good squeeze of Rose's lime juice - maybe a little less than 1 part. Blend with ice and serve in a salt rimmed glass.

Strawberry

• 2 parts tequila, 1 part triple sec, 2 parts sweet and sour mix, 1 part frozen strawberries in syrup or Monin or Island Oasis strawberry puree. Blend with ice and serve in a salt rimmed glass.

Mango

• 2 parts tequila, 1 part triple sec, 2 parts sweet and sour mix, 1 part frozen mango in syrup or Monin or Island Oasis mango puree, splash of Rose's Lime Juice. Blend with ice and serve in a salt rimmed glass.

Midnight Blue Patron Margarita

• 2 parts Patron tequila, 1 part blue curacao, 2 parts sweet and sour mix, 1 part simple syrup, splash of Rose's Lime Juice. Blend with ice and serve in a salt rimmed glass.

Sangrita
The delicious salsa-like chaser following a tequila shot at La Cava del Tequila. Mix all the ingredients together and shake well.

• 24 oz. Tomato Juice
• 6 Serrano Peppers (very fine chopped)
• Half of a Red Onion (very fine chopped)
• 17 Mint Leaves (very fine chopped)
• 7 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
• 7 oz. Fresh Grapefruit Juice
• 7 oz. Fresh Orange Juice
• Salt to taste
  

Comments

[M/PA]

The foam on the drinks can be made with a whipped cream maker that uses co2 cartridges. Mybrands.com carries Blood orange juice as well as exotic juices. Boba tea direct carries hibiscus syrup.

[PartyThroughTheParks]

We saw the fancy whipped cream dispenser but was trying to find a solution that didn't involve buying a new $40 toy. Even then, I'm still not clear on what would go inside the thing. Excellent info for the other exotics needed for this puppy, thanks!

[Ryan]

Made these a couple of times now and taste as great as they do at Epcot! Thanks!

[Curious]

I'm wondering how the Sangrita recipe makes 1 gallon. Total volume of ingredients is only 51 oz. A gallon is 128 oz, right? Am I missing something?

[PartyThroughTheParks]

Curious - Ha, good catch! That's exactly what their recipe card states, but that is not a gallon. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

[PartyThroughTheParks]

Maybe it's a VERY juicy onion?

[Dean]

Your avocado margarita instructions are for on the rocks, but isn't the avocado margarita a blended drink? Do you happen to know that recipe?

[PartyThroughTheParks]

Good catch Dean. That recipe was for how ours was made only days after opening. The recipe has been updated for their blended drink.