Everyone loves a margarita, right? It's hard to resist the zesty and sweet fruit flavors combined with tequila and a little salt. The margarita is so popular it even has it's own day.
February 22 is National Margarita Day in the United States, and while the margarita might be considered more of a spring or summer drink, you can put a cool winter twist on this delightful cocktail with these fun recipes from Cantera Negra Tequila.
Cantera Negra is an additive-free (and celebrity-free) ultra-premium tequila made from 100 percent fully mature blue weber agave, hand-crafted in small batch quantities from 40 years of family tradition in Mexico and sourced from rich volcanic soil.
Their lineup of additive-free includes Silver (Blanco), Reposado, Añejo, and Extra Añejo as well as a Café premium coffee liqueur known for its distinctive character and refined taste.
Their aged expressions are matured in the barrels onger than standard and are perfect for both sipping and cocktails in the colder months. Start with a Winter Margarita using their Reposado.
Winter Margarita
- Ingredients:
1.5 parts Cantera Negra Reposado Tequila
0.5 part Fresh lime juice
0.5 part Fresh blood orange juice
0.5 part Agave syrup
0.75 tsp Vanilla extract
- Directions:
Rim a rocks glass with winter spice mix.* Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into prepped rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
*Winter spice mix: .5 tsp salt, .5 tsp sugar, .25 tsp cinnamon, and .25 tsp chili powder
Don't let National Magarita Day stop you from being creative. If your taste is a little more on the dark side, you can try this Añejo Tequila Old Fashioned Margarita.
Tequila Old Fashioned Margarita
- Ingredients:
1.5 parts Cantera Negra Añejo Tequila
3 dashes orange bitters
0.5 part orange curacao
0.5 part Agave syrup
Blood orange slice and cocktail cherry for garnish
- Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a blood orange and cherry
If you are more of the traditionalist, here's a fun wintery twist on a classic margarita for you, Tommy's Margarita
Tommy's Margarita
- Ingredients:
2 parts Cantera Negra Silver Tequila
1 part Fresh lime juice
0.5 part Agave nectar
Blood orange slice for garnish
- Directions
Add all ingredients to cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain over ice in a half salt rimmed rocks glass and garnish with blood orange slice.
No matter how you choose to celebrate National Margarita Day, be sure to make Cantera Negra's lineup of additive-free, ultra-premium (and value-priced!) tequilas part of your plans.