National Margarita Day: Tips and Recipes for the Perfect Margarita!

Celebrate National Margarita Day the right way! For 145 years, Casa Herradura has been crafting 100 percent agave tequila, so naturally they know how to create the perfect margarita! Use these expert tips from Casa Herradura and two fantastic recipes to craft your own specialty margarita today!

Avoid cheap tequila: If you are going to get serious about margaritas, you’ll need to invest in high quality tequila. The key is being 100% agave, which means no additional sugars were added during fermentation process.

Use real lime: Using real lime juice is just as important. Avoid the the artificial lime plastic ball, or any prepackaged sour mix and buy real limes.

Get the orange stuff: Triple sec is key! This orange flavored liquor is sweet and made from dried orange peels. You can substitute with blue curacao to make a blue margarita if you are feeling adventurous.

It’s all about the measurements: The basic ratio measurement of a margarita is 2:1:1 which means two part tequila, one part of triple sec and one part lime juice. This will always depend on how strong you like your tequila so feel free to experiment with it.

If you want a non-traditional twist on the classic margarita, try out these two specialty recipes below!

Mango Scotch Bonnet Margarita

2oz Herradura Silver
¾ oz lime juice
3 slices of scotch bonnet pepper
3 cubic inches of mango diced
½ oz mango jam

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.

British Breakfast Margarita

2oz Herradura Silver
Large Bar spoon of apricot jam
¾ oz lime juice
¼ oz simple syrup

1. Pour all ingredients in a cocktail shaker; shake hard and pour into an ice filled old fashioned glass.
2. Garnish with kumquats, apricots, and a mint sprig.