Love margaritas? Discover four fresh, flavour-packed variations to sip, from berry-bright to smooth mango.
Few drinks carry the same instant joy as a margarita. It’s sunshine in a glass: sharp lime, bold tequila and that unmistakable salted rim.
This National Margarita Day, we’re skipping the standard recipe and exploring four playful interpretations that stretch the classic in new directions: berry-bright, herbaceous and fiery, stripped-back and spirit-forward, and finally, lush and tropical. From syrup-led sweetness to jalapeno heat and mango-honey smoothness, these versions prove the margarita isn’t just a drink but a canvas. Berry Margarita
Ingredients: MONIN Curacao Triple Sec Syrup 15 ml, MONIN Strawberry Syrup 15 ml, tequila 60 ml, lime juice 10–15 ml, salt, ice cubes, lime wedge
Method: Rim a margarita glass with lime juice and dip it in salt. Add tequila, both syrups and lime juice to a shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into the glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
Picante Pepino Margarita
Ingredients: Tequila blanco 50 ml, fresh lime juice 20 ml, agave syrup 15 ml, cucumber slices 3–4, jalapeño slices 2–3, Tajín for rim, ice
Method: Rim a rocks glass with lime and Tajín. Lightly muddle the cucumber and jalapeño in a shaker. Add tequila, lime juice, agave and ice. Shake hard, double strain over fresh ice and serve. Tommy’s Mayarita
Ingredients: Pistola Reposado 60 ml, lime juice 30 ml, agave syrup 15 ml, salt for rim, ice cubes, lime wedge
Method: Salt-rim and chill your glass. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into the prepared glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
Honey Mango Margarita
Ingredients: Tequila 45 ml, Cointreau 15 ml, fresh mango chunks ½ cup, honey 30 ml, lime juice 10 ml, crushed ice 1 cup, mango slice
Method: Add all ingredients to a blender. Blend until smooth and slushy. Pour into a margarita glass, garnish with a mango slice and serve immediately.