Margaritas for Cinco de Mayo

Happy Cinco de Mayo everybody! This is our first Cinco de Mayo with The Barmaid – the easiest way to rim cocktails. At the event this past weekend, we were asked many times for a margarita “How To” similar to the mint julep show from last week. Margarita enthusiasts have their favorite approach to making this classic cocktail and here is ours.

This recipe uses: Spicy Chili Salt  or Tangy Lime Salt 

We posted this recipe a few weeks ago and used it to create the margarita in the show:

Fresh Margarita Cocktail Recipe(Serves 1)

Ingredients needed:

• 6oz Newman’s Own Limeade
• 2oz Tequila
• Splash Triple Sec
• Splash Pineapple Juice
• Ice
• Fresh squeezed lime and lime slices
• Lime Tree Cove Spicy Chili Salt  or Tangy Lime Salt 

Directions:

1. Squeeze lime juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice
2. Add limeade, splash of pineapple juice, triple sec and tequila
3. Shake
4. Wet rim with a lime slice
5. Rim beverage with Lime Tree Cove Spicy Chili Salt  or Tangy Lime Salt 
6. Enjoy!

Filed under: Margarita Cocktail Recipes, Spicy Chili Cocktail Salt, Tangy Lime Cocktail Salt.

Tim McCaffery is the chief mixologist at Lime Tree Cove. He is responsible for food and cocktail pairing and new cocktail spices.

Article Posted May 04, 2010