Cinco de Mayo Margaritas

Lavender Margarita from Sunset Magazine

It’s almost Cinco de Mayo! If you’re looking for a unique twist on the official Cinco de Mayo cocktail, the Margarita, look no further:

Spicy Grapefruit Margarita ~ Habanero Chiles and grapefruit, together at last. This is the one to go for if you want your margaritas to have a little kick.

Margarita de Sandia ~ Watermelon Margaritas! I don’t think I need to say anything else to convince you that is a great idea.

Lavender Margarita ~ In addition to delicious and fragrant Spring lavender, this gorgeous drink also has coconut milk and raspberries.

Mango Margarita ~ If you want to feel like you’re sipping cocktails on a white-sand beach, this is the Cinco de Mayo cocktail choice for you.

Cantaloupe Margarita ~ Cantaloupe and tequila go so well together, even though this isn’t a pairing that jumps to mind. Sweet and refreshing!

Midnight Blue Margarita

Blueberries don’t actually make for a blue drink, so a little blue curacao makes this cocktail a lovely deep shade of midnight blue. A lovely wintery take on the margarita.

Midnight Blue Margarita

1.5 ounces tequila blanco
.5 ounces blue curacao
.75 ounces blueberry syrup*
.5 ounces meyer lemon juice

Shake ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker, then serve in a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with blueberries speared on a cocktail toothpick.

*Blueberry syrup

.5 cups water
.5 cups sugar
.5 cups blueberries

Bring ingredients to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Let the mixture cool, then strain out blueberries.

Photo by Jackson Stakeman