Mulled Margarita Recipes

MULLED WINE MARGARITAS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine peppercorns, allspice, cloves and cinnamon sticks over medium heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add wine, cider, brown sugar, agave, tequila, orange liqueur, orange juice and orange slices. Bring just to a simmer (do not boil). Reduce heat; simmer gently, covered, until flavors are blended, about 1 hour, stirring to dissolve sugar. Strain; discarding solids. Return mixture to pan; keep warm on low until serving., If desired, using orange slices, moisten rims of glasses. Set aside orange slices for garnish. Combine salt, sugar and zest on a plate; hold each glass upside down and dip rim into salt. Pour warmed margaritas into prepared glasses. Garnish with orange slices. Serve immediately.

CLASSIC MARGARITA

Steps:

• For the rim: Moisten the rim of the glasses with lime wedges and dip in the salt.
• For the margarita: Combine the tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur and agave syrup in a large pitcher. Stir vigorously to combine. Pour over ice in the salt-rimmed glasses, garnish with a slice of lime and serve immediately.

MARGARITA

Steps:

• Moisten rim of margarita glass or martini glass with fresh lime juice.
• Hold glass inverted and sprinkle salt around the exterior of the glass, over the lime juice (this helps keep salt from getting in the drink).
• Squeeze a little lime juice into the glass and drop the lime wedge in.
• Add ice cubes to a cocktail shaker, and top with tequila, lime juice, and triple sec.
• Cover with lid and shake vigorously.
• Pour into prepared glass and serve.
• The 4 Mexican toasts while drinking (1 per round): Salud (health); Dinero (money); Amor (love); and Tiempo para enojarlos (time to enjoy them).
• Salud!

TOASTED MULLED CIDER MARGARITA

Steps:

• Chill 4 large rocks glasses.
• Bring the cider, peppercorns, star anise and cinnamon stick to a simmer in a saucepan. Cook for 5 minutes, then allow to steep for 30 minutes. Strain and allow to cool.
• Combine the sugar, allspice and ground cinnamon on a small plate. Use the lime wedge to moisten the rim of the glasses, then dip in the spiced sugar mixture.
• Working in 2 batches, in a shaker, combine half of the mezcal, lime juice, orange liqueur and egg white and 1 1/2 ounces of the chilled cider. Shake vigorously. Add ice and shake again. Strain into the rimmed glasses. Garnish each with a lime wheel and a dusting of ground cinnamon. Repeat with the second batch.

PLATINUM MARGARITA

Steps:

• Combine the ingredients (except lime wedge) in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
• Shake vigorously; strain into chilled cocktail glass.
• *To serve frozen, combine the ingredients (except lime wedge) in a blender with ¾ cup crushed ice; blend until smooth and pour into a glass.
• Garnish with a lime wedge.