Cointreau is an essential in every margarita. We have some very unexpected and beautiful fresh trending cocktails that anyone can create this festive time of year including a Margarita Mule, Matcha, Spiced Strawberry and other trending ingredients, so that you can impress your guests or yourself!
Fun Facts:
– Did you know that the Original Margarita dates back to 1948, when Dallas socialite Margarita Sames invented the cocktail with 3 ingredients (Cointreau, Tequila and fresh lime juice) for a lunchtime soirée in Acapulco, Mexico?
– The cocktail was so delicious and well received by guests, it kept the party going for two weeks and 60+ years later, the Original Margarita is still the gold-standard when it comes to cocktails.
Here are 4 Delicious Margarita Cocktail Recipes
Cointreau Original Margarita Recipe
1 oz. Cointreau
2 oz. Blanco Tequila
1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled salt rimmed cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Cointreau Margarita Mule Recipe
1 oz. Cointreau
2 oz. blanco tequila
1 oz. fresh lime juice
ginger beer
Shake Cointreau, tequila, and fresh lime juice in a shaker with ice. Strain over ice in a rocks glass with a salt rim. Top with ginger beer and garnish with candied ginger.
Cointreau Matcha Margarita Recipe
1 oz. Cointreau
2 oz. blanco tequila
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
1/2 bar spoon (1 tsp.) matcha green tea powder
Shake Cointreau, tequila, fresh lime juice and matcha in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain over ice in a rocks glass and garnish with a lime wheel.
Cointreau Spiced Strawberry Margarita Recipe
1 oz. Cointreau
2 oz. blanco tequila
1 oz. fresh lime juice
2 fresh strawberries
3 dashes angostura bitters
Muddle the strawberries in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add Cointreau, tequila, fresh lime juice and bitters and shake with ice. Strain over ice in a rocks glass with a cinnamon sugar rim and garnish with a strawberry.
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These are all delicious Margarita recipes. I would prefer the Original and the spiced Strawberry while my son would probably like the Mule version.
Thank You for sharing these Delicious Margarita Cocktails. my favorite is the “Cointreau Spiced Strawberry Margarita Recipe” The Fresh strawberry and the Cinnamon Sugar Rim Sound so Yummy!! I am going to Pin it. I am getting a small collection of Cocktail Drinks.. Makes me Happy..