Frozen Mezcal Margarita

Are you looking for a perfect cocktail for your next celebration, like New Year’s or Cinco De Mayo, or just to relax on the weekend? Then, you’ll love this flavorful margarita.

This Frozen Mezcal Margarita recipe is a delicious variation of the classic margarita, or traditional margarita, in that, it uses Mezcal instead of traditional tequila.

With only a handful of ingredients, Mezcal, fresh lime juice, triple sec, and simple syrup, or agave syrup, if you prefer, you can make yourself this classic cocktail.

You can make this classic cocktail with Mezcal, fresh lime juice, triple sec, simple syrup, or agave syrup. It will likely become one of your favorite alcoholic beverages.

Table of Contents

• Why You’ll Love This Frozen Margarita
• Ingredients
• How To Make A Frozen Margarita
• Recipe Tips
• Margarita Variations
• What To Serve With Frozen Margaritas
• FAQs
• Recipe
• Reviews

Why You’ll Love This Frozen Margarita

This spicy Mezcal Margarita has a complex flavor that provides the perfect balance of sweet, tart, and smoky flavors of simple syrup, lime juice, and Mezcal. It is a delicious drink that is refreshing on a hot summer day.

Ingredients

Below, I discuss the ingredients and possible substitutions if you don’t have a specific ingredient. However, if you are looking for the specific measurements of each ingredient, scroll down to the bottom of this article, just above the comments, for the printable recipe card, which includes all the ingredients and the specific amounts of each one.

Homemade Simple syrup

This makes enough simple syrup for 3 – 4 ounces, depending on how long you let it boil and how much it thickens.

• Sugar
• Water

Frozen Mezcal Margarita

• Mezcal – A type of tequila that provides a nice smoky flavor. If you don’t have it on hand, you can use the best tequila that you have.
• Lime Juice – Freshly squeezed lime juice provides the best citrusy flavor. To change it up a bit, you could use instead grapefruit juice, or orange juice for the citrusy flavor.
• Triple Sec – An orange liqueur, like Cointreau, that, when combined with the lime juice, provides a lovely citrus flavor that the margarita is known for. You could use Grand Marnier as another option.
• Simple syrup – This adds a touch of sweetness to the margarita. I used the homemade simple syrup recipe. However, you could also use oven-cooked agave from the blue agave plant.
• Ice – The ice will provide a nice slushy texture to the frozen margarita.
• Sea Salt, Margarita Salt, or Tajin – This is used for the salted rim of your glass. Tajin adds a spicy kick to the margarita.

How To Make A Frozen Margarita

Simple Syrup:

• In a small saucepan, place the sugar and water.
• Mix and place on low to medium heat for about 5 minutes or until you notice that it has thickened and you cannot see any sugar left.
• Turn off the heat and set aside. Let it cool to room temperature before using.

Frozen Margarita

• Place your tajin or salt onto a flat small plate.
• Use a wedge of lime to moisten the rim of your glasses.
• Dip the edges of the rim of the glass onto a plate with tajin or salt. Set aside.
• Place your lime juice, Tequila, Cointreau, simple syrup, and ice in a blender or a Nutribullet.
• Blend until smooth.
• Serve immediately and garnish with mint or extra lime slices.

Recipe Tips

• Spice It Up – To Add a little spicy kick to your cocktail, salt the rim of the glasses with Tajin, a seasoning made with ground chile peppers, lime, and salt.
• Colder Longer – To keep the margarita cold longer, freeze the margarita glasses before starting to make the drink.
• Sweeten It Up – Add a little more simple syrup to make the margarita sweeter.

Margarita Variations

• Pink Margarita
• Spicy Peach Margarita
• Mango Jalapeno Margarita

What To Serve With Frozen Margaritas

• Homemade Tortilla Chips
• Salsa Roja
• Salsa Verde
• Skillet Queso
• Beef Fajitas
• Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars

FAQs

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