This margarita has a stunning blue hue and black rim, with flavors of orange and tangy lime.
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A margarita is one of my favorite summertime drinks. Bright and citrusy, it feels just a little wild and like summertime in a glass.
Margaritas are also wonderful to play with, to bring in new flavors, juices, and colors! And this margarita is awfully pretty: a blue hue that’s striking against the black of the salt on the rim.
Why you’ll love this margarita
You’ll really like the flavors in this cocktail: sweet and orangey Blue Curaçao liqueur plus tequila of course, and tangy lime. Orange liqueur is a traditional part of a margarita, usually in the form of Triple Sec. The Curaçao brings the orange but is also sweeter. It works really well in combination with the lime.
The “black” is the Hawaiian black sea salt on the rim. It does not have a discernibly different taste than regular salt, but is striking on the rim! Look for black sea salt in online shops or in the gourmet and bulk spice sections of your local store.
It’s a tasty twist on a regular margarita!
How to make this drink
Step 1: Combine the liquids
Pour the tequila, blue Curaçao, and lime juice into a cocktail shaker or a large mason jar with a lid. Shake the ingredients together.
Step 2: Salt the rims
Dip the rims of your margarita glasses first into sugar syrup, then into the black salt. Dab the rims all around until they’re evenly coated.
Step 3: Pour the drinks
Add ice cubes to the glasses carefully so you don’t mess up the rims. Pour the margarita mixture into the glasses and serve immediately.
Notes:
- If you’re like me and don’t own any margarita glasses (who has the space to stash all those cocktail-specific bar glasses??) my go-to is always the pint-sized mason jars! I have a ton of them on hand and they’re perfect for a small drink.
- Consider stashing your margarita glasses in the freezer ahead of time to get them really cold for your drinks.
- The recipe below makes two modest-sized margaritas. If you’re making drinks for more people or just second and third servings for yourself, you can double or triple the quantities listed.
That’s a Black & Blue Margarita! Blue… like a warm, tropical sea, with a dash of black like a storm cloud rolling in on the horizon. Or a black sand beach in the Canary Islands. Ahhhh……
The recipe is below and here are other fun margaritas that you must try:
>> How do you like this Black & Blue drink? Scroll down to leave a comment for me, and a rating on the recipe.
Black & Blue Margarita
Ingredients
- 4 ounces tequila, silver or blanca
- 2 ounces Blue Curaçao liqueur
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- Sugar syrup
- Black sea salt
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Combine the tequila, Blue Curacao and lime juice in a cocktail shaker, or in a covered mason jar. Then shake, shake, shake everything together.
- Pour sugar syrup into a shallow bowl; spread the black seas salt in a separate shallow bowl – make sure both dishes are wide enough for the rim of your margarita glass to fit into. Dip the rims first in the sugar syrup and then in the black salt, turning to coat the entire rim.
- Carefully add 2-3 ice cubes to each glass without disturbing the salted rims.
- Pour the margarita mixture carefully over the ice. Serve the drinks immediately.
Notes
- If you’re like me and don’t own any margarita glasses (who has the space to stash all those cocktail-specific bar glasses??) my go-to is always the pint-sized mason jars! I have a ton of them on hand and they’re perfect for a small drink.
- Consider stashing your margarita glasses in the freezer ahead of time to get them really cold for your drinks.
- The recipe below makes two modest-sized margaritas. If you’re making drinks for more people or just second and third servings for yourself, you can double or triple the quantities listed.
Nutrition
Post originally published in 2016. Recipe and post updated 4/2020.
That’s beautiful. I had a friend in college who had a strong affection for blue drinks so, obviously, blue margaritas were a thing. We never had black salt on the rim, though – very classy.