National Margarita Day Cocktails To Sweeten Up Your Weekend

One of the most important days of the year is this Sunday. We’re not talking about the Oscars – no. Sunday, February 22^nd is National Margarita Day. CraveOnline scoured the internet in search of the tastiest, most interesting margarita recipes out there. Some contain habaneros, some are loaded with watermelon, all are delicious and are choked full of tequila.

National Margarita Day

British Breakfast Margarita
Via Herradura
2oz Herradura Silver
Large Bar spoon of apricot jam
¾ oz lime juice
¼ oz simple syrup
Directions
1. Pour all ingredients in a cocktail shaker; shake hard and pour into an ice filled old fashioned glass.
2. Garnish with kumquats (in season), apricots and a mint sprig.
Mango Scotch Bonnet Margarita
Via Herradura
2oz Herradura Silver
¾ oz Lime juice
3 slices of scotch bonnet pepper
3 cubic inches of mango diced
½ oz mango jam
Directions
1. Crush mango and chili slices in the base of a shaker with a muddler.
2. Add cubed ice and remaining ingredients. Shake hard and strain over ice in an old fashioned glass.
3. Garnish with a scotch bonnet chili and a roll of dried mango.
Baja Margarita

Via Tommy Bahama Restaurant and Bar
2 parts Sauza® Conmemorativo® Tequila
1 part Cointreau®
2 parts scratch sour mix
½ part lime juice
½ part Grand Marnier®

Instructions: Add all ingredients to a shaker except Grand Marnier. Add ice and shake well until chilled. Strain over fresh ice in a glass with a salted rim, and top with Grand Marnier. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Scratch Sour Mix:
(Recipe makes 1/2 gallon. Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.)
3 oz. egg whites, pasteurized
2 cups sugar
4 cups water
3 ½ cups fresh lemon juice
¼ cup fresh lime juice
¼ cup fresh orange juice

Instructions: Whisk egg whites in a large bowl until frothy. Stir in the sugar and mix until incorporated. Add water and fresh juices and mix thoroughly.
Mango Habanero Margarita

Via Tommy Bahama Restaurant and Bar
1 ¾ parts Milagro® Silver tequila
¾ parts orange Curaçao liqueur
1 part The Perfect Purée® Mango Purée (diluted with equal parts water)
1 part scratch sour mix
2 slices fresh habanero
4 drops Bittermens® Hellfire Habanero Shrub Bitters - available at Tommy Bahama

Instructions: Build in a shaker and add ice. Shake well until chilled. Strain over fresh ice.

Scratch Sour Mix:
(Recipe makes 1/2 gallon. Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.)
3 oz. egg whites, pasteurized
2 cups sugar
4 cups water
3 ½ cups fresh lemon juice
¼ cup fresh lime juice
¼ cup fresh orange juice

Instructions: Whisk egg whites in a large bowl until frothy. Stir in the sugar and mix until incorporated. Add water and fresh juices and mix thoroughly.
Yuzu Margarita

Via Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya
2 oz siembra azul reposado tequila
.5 oz Yuzu juice
.5 oz honey simple syrup

Served straight up. 
Half salt rim a coupe/martini glass
Shake vigorously and strain into glass.
Winter Margarita

Via Center Bar, Managing Partner and Executive Chef Michael Lomonaco
INGREDIENTS:
1 ½ oz. Inocente Tequila
1 ½ oz. House made apple syrup
½ oz. Lemon juice
METHOD:
1) Add all ingredients into mixing glass and shake with ice;
2) Strain into rocks glass over ice;
3) Garnish with a lime wedge and a slice of macerated apple.
Cherry Bomb
Via Cherry at Dream Downtown
Yield: 1 Serving
INGREDIENTS
2 oz Tequila
2 oz Cherry jam
1 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Black pepper agave
METHOD
1. Add all ingredients to iced cocktail shaker and shake vigorously
2. Pour into a rocks glass and garnish with a pickled cherry
Black Pepper Agave
INGREDIENTS
2 cups Water
2 cups Agave syrup
¼ cup Whole black peppercorns
METHOD
1. Place all ingredients into a pot and slowly bring to a simmer
2. Once the mixture has reached a simmer, remove from heat and let cool in an ice bath
3. Once cool, strain black pepper from the mixture
Jalapeno-Ginger Margarita

Via Delicatessen
Yield: 1 serving
INGREDIENTS
1.5 oz Jalapeno Infused Teq.
.75 oz ginger syrup
.5 oz lime juice
Garnish: Lime wedge
Cayenne Sugar Rim
Glassware: Rocks
Watermelon Margarita

Via Talde, Beverage Director John Bush
Ingredients:
Falva Gold tequila 2.2 oz.
Triple Sec .5 oz.
Fresh lime juice .5 oz.
Fresh lemon juice .5 oz.
Fresh watermelon purée 2 oz.
Method:
Shake all ingredients together and serve on the rocks. Garnish with a watermelon wedge rimmed in black and white salt.
TAO Garita
Via Tao Downtown
Beverage Director Keith Nelson
Yield: 1 serving
INGREDIENTS
1 part TAO Sour Mix, made with kalamansi lime and agave
1 part Milagro Silver Tequila
Wasabi salt, to taste
METHOD
1. Add all ingredients to shaker with ice and shake well to mix
2. Coat rim of glass with wasabi salt
3. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice
4. Garnish with a wedge of lime
Jasmine Margarita

Via The Bazaar by Jose Andres
RECIPE
1 ½oz Casamigos Blanco Tequila
½oz Pom Concentrate
½oz Fresh Lime Juice
½oz Fresh Lemon Juice
½oz Simple Syrup

DIRECTIONS: Combine all ingredients in shaker, add ice and shake. Strain in a rocks glass that is half rimmed with Sal de Gusano and crushed ice. GARNISH: Sal de Gusano Half rim & 4 – 5 pomegranates seeds
Salt Air Margarita
Via The Bazaar by Jose Andres
1. Fill Pint Glass with ice
2. 2 oz Cazadores Blanco
3. ¼ oz Cointreau
4. ¾ oz Fresh Lime Juice
5. ½ oz Simple Syrup
6. Strain into Martini Glass
7. Add 2 tbsp Salt Air
Salt Air:
*The air is created by combining the salt, water and lime with soy lecithin, a natural emulsifier. Using an immersion blender, the combination is blended to draw in air and create volume. Like blowing bubbles only the lecithin makes it more stable so the bubbles last longer.
8 oz water
4 oz lime juice
2 tbsp kosher salt
1 tsp lecithin
Mix together. Use a hand blender to create ‘air’.