Travel has a way of shaping what we bring back with us: flavors, recipes, small rituals that find their way into everyday life.
In the South, Cinco de Mayo, which marks the Battle of Puebla, has become a reason to gather—maybe around a table or out on a patio, and almost always with something delicious to enjoy.
We asked a few members of our team to share their favorite margarita recipes: the ones they’ve come back to, adjusted over time, and never hesitate to share with friends. From classic lime with a salted rim to a few unique recipes with a twist, there’s no wrong one to mix up first.
Tag @goodgritmag if you try one of these margarita recipes—we’d love to see it.
Bottled Strawberry Margarita
1 Topo Chico
1/2 oz strawberry syrup
3/4 oz lime juice
3/4 oz triple sec
1.5 oz tequila blanco
Lime wedge
Instructions:
Pour out or drink ⅓ of your sparkling water. Add the strawberry syrup, lime juice, triple sec, and tequila. Stir with a straw, then top with a lime wedge. Serve ice cold.
Bourbon Margarita
2 oz. Bourbon
1 oz. Lime Juice
1 oz. Agave Syrup
Mint, Lime, & Salt for garnish
Mambo Taxi On The Rocks
1.5 oz Tequila (Silver/Blanco)
1 oz Triple Sec or Cointreau
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
0.5 oz Agave Nectar (or to taste)
1.5 oz Housemade Red Wine Sangria (Pinot Noir + splash of Brandy/Orange Juice)
Pomegranate Margarita
2 oz Patron Silver (or whatever ya like)
1 oz Triple Sec
2 oz Pomegranate Juice
2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
1-1.5 oz Simple Syrup (depending on your liking)
Rim: personal preference is no rim — but salt or tajin is fine!
The Sawyer Special
2 oz. Tequila (make sure it’s 100% de Agave)
2 oz. Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice (never from a bottle)
1 oz. Freshly Squeezed Grapefruit Juice (also never from a bottle)
1.5 oz. Agave Nectar (or to taste)
Combine all ingredients, shake with ice, then strain over fresh ice + a salted rim
SPICY TEXAS MARGARITA
2 oz blanco tequila
1 oz orange liqueur (I recommend Cointreau)
.5 oz agave syrup
Splash of OJ
Entire fresh lime or 2 (depending on taste)
Couple of slices of jalapeño muddled up
Serve over ice with jalapeño slice and tajin rim
Watermelon Margarita
4 cups cubed watermelon
4oz Tequila Blanco
2 tsp agave
1 lime, juiced
Tajin for rim
Run watermelon cube on glass rim and dip rim into Tajin
Blend watermelon cubes in blender and pour into shaker
Add to shaker: tequila, lime juice, and agave
Shake well
Strain into prepared glass
