Margarita Recipes for Cinco de Mayo

With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner, BevMo!’s cocktail experts have crafted some killer margarita recipes to spice up your fiesta.

Whether you’re a cork dork or a beer fanatic, nothing beats a margarita on Cinco de Mayo!

Here are our 5 favorite takes on the classic concoction:

PERFECT MARGARITA

• 1 oz El Jimador Reposado Tequila
• 3 oz Jose Cuervo Lime Margarita Mix
• 1 wedge lime
• Salt for the rim

Rub rim of a chilled margarita glass with the lime wedge. Dip into salt to coat. Combine tequila and margarita mix in a shaker with ice. Shake, shake, shake. Strain into a margarita glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.

CUERVO GOLDEN MARGARITA

• 1 oz Jose Jose Cuervo Reposado Tequila
• 3 oz Jose Cuervo Lime Margarita Mix
• .5 oz Grand Marnier
• 1 wedge lime
• Salt for the rim

Rub rim of a chilled margarita glass with the lime wedge. Dip into salt to coat. Combine tequila, Grand Marnier and margarita mix in a shaker with ice. Shake, shake, shake. Strain into a margarita glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.

POMEGRANATE LIME MARTINI

• 1.5 oz 1800 Silver Tequila
• 3 oz Jose Cuervo Lime Margarita Mix
• 2 oz Langers Pomegranate Juice
• .5 oz Grand Marnier
• 1 wheel of lime or lemon
• Salt for the rim

Rub rim of a chilled martini glass with the lime wedge. Dip into salt to coat. Combine tequila, Grand Marnier and margarita mix in a shaker with ice. Shake, shake, shake. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a lime wedge or lemon wheel.

LA PALOMA SUPREMA

• 1.5 oz Don Julio Reposado Tequila
• 4 oz Squirt Grapefruit soda
• 1 wedge lime
• Salt for the rim

Add tequila and grapefruit soda in salt-rimmed, ice-filled highball glass.  Garnish with a lime wedge.

EL DIABLO

• 1.5 oz Cazadores Reposado Tequila
• 1 oz Cranberry Juice
• 1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
• .5 oz simple syrup
• Splash of Ginger Ale
• 1 wedge of lime

Fill a high-ball or rocks glass with ice. Add tequila, cranberry juice, lime juice, simple syrup. Stir gently. Top with splash of ginger ale. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Gilroy's BevMo! is located at 6855 Camino Arroyo. For information on what they've got in stock, call (408) 847-8266.

If they don't have what you're looking for, here are some nearby stores to try:

• Charlie's Liquors, 166 West 10th Street, (408) 842-0746 ‎
• Westside Market & Liquor, 1340 1st St # G, (408) 842-6399
• Paps Hecker Pass Liquors, 221 1st Street, (408) 848-2070 ‎

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