Blood Orange Margaritas Recipe

Ingredients You’ll Need

• Tequila: We always use a blanco tequila (silver tequila) in our margarita recipes. It has a clear color because it’s bottled immediately after being distilled. You can also use a Reposado tequila or anaje tequila if you prefer or if you have those on hand. There’s a bit more about the best tequila for margaritas in the section below.
• Orange liqueur: You can use any type of orange liqueur you have on hand. We used Triple Sec, but you could also use Cointreau. Grand Marnier is another good option because it is a mixture of orange liqueur and cognac. Here’s a guide to types of orange liqueur if you aren’t sure what to purchase.
• Fresh lime juice: This is a must for homemade margaritas. You’ll need about 3 limes for this recipe: two for the juice and one for the outer rim of the glass. You’ll need more if you plan to make a pitcher.
• Blood oranges: Wait until you see the color of the juice from these vibrant blood oranges. You can use regular oranges instead for a more traditional margarita recipe.
• Agave: Adding a bit of agave or honey makes this recipe so easy. You can also use a quick simple syrup, which is just granulated sugar dissolved in water if you have that handy and don’t have honey or agave.

Customize Your Margarita

• Make it skinny: use less orange liqueur and little to no sweetener to lighten it up. You can learn more about a skinny margarita vs regular margarita.
• Spicy blood orange margarita: Just like this skinny spicy margarita, place a few slices of jalapeño with the seeds into the cocktail shaker before shaking everything together. The longer you shake it, the spicier it will be.
• Finish it with bubbles: I finish most of my margaritas with light ginger beer or club soda because I love the extra bubbles!
• Add a smoky flavor: swap the tequila for mezcal.
• Frozen blood orange margarita: Add all of the ingredients to a high-speed blender with 1 cup of ice and blend well until it’s completely combined.
• Make a batch: See the recipe card below to make a pitcher of blood orange margaritas.

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• Cocktail shaker for making a single serving.
• Large Pitcher if you’re making a batch of this delicious cocktail.
• Small plate or shallow bowl for making the salt rim.
• Mason jars, margarita glasses, or old-fashioned glasses for serving.