With National Margarita Day (February 22, 2020) being next week, we wanted to share with you some great margarita recipes from Barceló Hotel Group and Hilton Miami Downtown.
“Speedy Gonzalez” Margarita (Barceló Maya Grand Resort)
Property Location: Riviera Maya, Mexico
Ingredients:
- ½ oz mango juice
- 1 oz White tequila
- ¼ oz Orange liquor (Cointreau)
- ½ oz Tempranillo red wine
Instructions:
Using a cocktail shaker, mix ½ oz mango juice with 1 oz White tequila and ¼ oz Orange liquor (Cointreau). Shake vigorously! Pour over ice using a cocktail glass of choice. Add in ½ oz of Tempranillo red wine for an extra boost, serve and enjoy!
Tajin Cucumber Pepper Margarita (Occidental Cozumel)
Property Location: Cozumel, Mexico
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Herradura Reposado Tequila
- 1 oz Triple Sec
- 1 Cucumber Slice
- 1 Bell Pepper Ring
- 3 small slices of Watermelon
- 1 oz of Citric Juice
- 1 oz Agave Nectar
- Tajin (dried pepper, salt and lime mix)
Instructions:
In mixing tin, muddle cucumber and bell pepper. Next add tajin (to taste), 1 oz of citric juice, 1 oz agave, 1 oz triple sec and 1.5 oz Herradura Reposado Tequila. Shake well and pour out into a glass with ice. Garnish with a cucumber and watermelon slices, serve and enjoy!
Blue Margarita (Occidental Punta Cana)
Property Location: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Tequila (of choice)
- 1 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
- 1 oz Lemon juice
- Ice
Instructions:
Grab a shaker and add in 1.5 oz Tequila (of choice), 1 oz Blue Curacao liqueur and 1 oz Lemon juice. Shake well and set your mixture aside. Fill your cocktail glass with ice and pour out your margarita mix. Stir and enjoy!
Strawberry Margarita (Occidental Punta Cana)
Property Location: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Tequila
- 1 oz Strawberry liqueur
- 1 oz Lemon juice
Instructions:
Not really a fan of Blue Curacao? We’ve got you covered with the strawberry version of this margarita! Grab a shaker and add in 1.5 oz Tequila (of choice), 1 oz Strawberry liqueur and 1 oz Lemon juice. Shake well and set your mixture aside. Fill your cocktail glass with ice and pour out your margarita mix. Stir and enjoy!
Classic Margarita (Barceló Bávaro Grand Resort)
Property Location: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz of Tequila (of choice)
- 0.5 oz of Triple sec
- 0.5 oz of Lemon Juice
- Ice
Instructions:
Use your lemon wedge to rim your serving glass of choice. Grab your shaker and add ice, 1.5 oz of Tequila (of choice), 0.5 oz of Triple sec, 0.5 oz of Lemon Juice and shake vigorously. Pour your margarita over ice using your rimmed glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge and enjoy!
Julio Watermelon Margarita (Hilton Miami Downtown)
Property Location: Miami, Florida
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Don Julio Silver Tequila
- .25 oz Watermelon liquor
- 1 cup of crushed fresh watermelon
- .5 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
- Watermelon Slice
Instructions: Muddle the crushed watermelon and liquor into a cocktail shaker. Add the remaining ingredients, ice and shake. Double-strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a watermelon slice.
Mangorita (Allegro Cozumel)
Property Location: Cozumel, Mexico
Ingredients:
- 3.5 oz Tequila blanco
- 2.5 oz Triple-Sec or Cointreau
- 3.5 oz Ice cubes
- 3.5 oz Fresh mango pitted and cut in cubes
- 3 oz agave syrup
- .4 oz of Tajín (chili-lime seasoning)
- 1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
Instructions:
Rim cup with lemon juice and .2 oz of the tajin. Pour the remaining ingredients into a blending coup and blend. Serve into rimmed glass and garnish with a slice of mango or lime.
Passion Brize (Royal Hideaway Playacar)
Property Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz of Mezcal
- 1.5 oz passion fruit juice
- .5 lime
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- .5 oz freshly-squeezed orange juice
- Star fruit for garnish
- Ice
Instructions: Grab a cocktail shaker and fill it with passion fruit juice, lime, sugar and orange juice and shake. Add mezcal and ice and pour into a mason jar glass with glitter rim. Garnish with a star fruit slice.
Gondo Margarita (Barceló Puerto Vallarta)
Property Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Ingredients:
- Gondo fruit (a local berry that grows primarily in the mountains of Puerto Vallarta)
- Salt & Chili Powder
- 1.5 oz Cointreau
- 1.5 oz Silver Tequila
- 1 oz Orange Juice
- Ice
Instructions: Mix the salt with the chili powder and rim a chilled glass with this mixture. Pour the gondo fruit into the cocktail glass and the rest of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake well and strain into the prepared glass with or without fresh ice. Garnish with a strawberry and enjoy!
