Refreshing and delicious spicy blood orange margarita made with five simple ingredients! This beautiful blood orange margarita recipe is easy to make and such a fun way to enjoy blood oranges.
The Go-To Summer Cocktail
The margarita has got to be one of the best summer cocktails…who doesn’t love that tangy and tart taste of tequila, orange liqueur and lime juice, usually with salt temptingly rubbed around the rim of the glass? Maybe it’s the Mexican origins. Maybe it’s the refreshing, zingy taste. Either way, a margarita just screams summer, so you simply have to have it on the menu at your summer cocktail parties.
However this summer, why not try this alternative twist on the classic margarita? This drink will ensure your party is the talk of the town!
Sugar Rush?
It’s true that many of the margaritas we can pick up in bars are just an alcoholic sugar hit. The drink has become so popular that in order to sell it many bars really don’t have to make an effort. (Plus a lot of clientele actually love the taste of an overly sugary ‘margarita’. However while I am not about to claim that this version is low sugar or even healthy, what I will say is that when you make this drink with simple, good, high quality ingredients, it’s going to be a far cry from the drinks of the same name you might pick up on-the-go at a beach bar or low-end club.
This margarita is classy, flavorsome and truly a cocktail to be proud of. I have drunk a few…I can vouch for it!
How Was Your Cocktail Hour?
So, ok guys! If you make these Blood Orange Basil Margaritas, please leave a comment and additionally give this drinks recipe a share! I love to hear from all of you, and I surely always do my best to respond to your comments. Lastly, if you do make this cocktail recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram or Tik Tok! Because I like to look through and see your creations. Post to Instagram stories too so I can easily share with my fans!
Need More Cocktail Inspiration?
Hosting a cocktail party and need a range of drinks to offer? I have plenty more on my site. Check out my Spicy Cilantro Margarita and Ultimate Pina Colada recipes for starters…your guests will either remember your party as the best one ever…or they won’t remember it at all 😉
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Blood Orange Basil Margaritas
Refreshing and delicious spicy blood orange margarita made with 5 simple ingredients! This beautiful blood orange margarita recipe is easy to make and such a fun way to enjoy blood oranges.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Blanco tequila
- 2 ounces fresh blood orange juice (about one large blood orange, juiced)
- 1-ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon simple syrup
- 5 basil leaves
Glass Rim
Maldon Sea Salt
Tajin
Instructions
- Mix the salt and tajin on a small plate. Run a wedge of lime around the top of your glass. Dip the top of the glass into the salt blend at a 45-degree angle and roll it from side to side to catch the salt. Add ice cubes to your glass and set it aside.
- Place basil leaves and simple syrup in a small cocktail shaker and muddle with the back of a wooden spoon. Pour in the tequila, freshly squeezed blood orange and lime juice, and ice cubes.
- Put on the lid and shake for 30 seconds. Strain the liquid into your glass and garnish with a slice of blood orange and basil leaf.
