Cinco de Mayo is almost here & margaritas are on everyone’s mind! Put a spin on a classic & get mixing with TEA.
A lot of restaurants & bars use margarita mix, which is loaded with sugar, empty calories & artificial ingredients (leaving you with a terrible headache the next morning!)
Try a TEA-GARITA instead! Tea is a healthy low-calorie mixer.
Celebrate while replenishing your body with antioxidants, vitamins & minerals. Plus you’ll love trying a unique & delicious take on a classic.
Get steeping at home with 3 Refreshing, Healthy & Easy Tea Cocktail Recipes!
Watermelon Margarita
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Silver Tequila
- 3 oz Sweet Watermelon Tea
- 1 tbs Agave
- 1/4 cup coarse salt (for rimming glass) optional
- fresh berries to garnish
Directions:
- Steep 1 tbs of Sweet Watermelon in 3 oz boiling water for 3 minutes. While tea is steeping sweeten with agave.
- Strain out tea leaves & let tea cool for about 5 minutes.
- While tea is cooling, prepare cocktail glass with salt rim if desired (*see below for easy DIY tip).
- Fill glass with ice then pour in tea & tequila.
- Garnish & enjoy!
Starfruit Green Margarita
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Reposado Tequila
- 3 oz Starfruit Green Tea
- 2 tbs fresh-squeezed lime juice
- 1 tbs Agave
- pineapple slices
Directions:
- Steep 1 tbs Starfruit Green in 3 oz of under-boiled water (170°F) for 2 minutes. While tea is steeping sweeten with agave.
- Strain out tea leaves & let tea cool for about 5 minutes.
- While tea is cooling, prepare cocktail glass & lime juice.
- Fill glass with ice then pour in tea & tequila.
- Top it off with lime juice, garnish & enjoy!
Tangerine Ginger Margarita
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Gold Tequila
- 3 oz Tangerine Ginger Tea
- 2 tbs fresh-squeezed orange juice
- 1 tbs Agave
- lemon/orange slice to garnish
Directions:
- Steep 1 tbs Tangerine Ginger in 3 oz of boiling water for 3 minutes. While tea is steeping sweeten with agave.
- Strain out tea leaves & let cool for about 5 minutes.
- While tea is cooling prepare cocktail glass & orange juice.
- Fill glass with ice then pour in tea & tequila.
- Top it off with orange juice, garnish & enjoy!
Enjoy your Tea-Garitas & celebrations, and be safe!
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Enjoy your margarita with salt?
*To Rim Glass: Run a lime wedge along the rim of your cocktail glass. Pour 1/4 cup coarse salt onto a small plate. Hold glass upside down & twist the rim in the salt back & forth until its evenly coated.*
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