Italian Margarita

Tonight’s cocktail includes some of my favorite ingredients – agave nectar, blood oranges, tequila, and Tuaca. What’s Tuaca you ask? Tuaca is a deliciously sweet Italian vanilla citrus liqueur. I bet that description just captured your attention! This lovely citrus vanilla liqueur blends so well with a clean silver tequila and fresh citrus (lime, lemon, and blood orange) that I cannot believe I never tried this cocktail before. Well, I will make amends for that oversight… this smooth margarita will be added to my regular rotation. Give it a chance, I think you will agree!

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Herradura Italian Margarita

Prep time: 10 mins

Total time: 10 mins

Serves: 1

Ingredients

1½ oz Herradura Silver Tequila
1½ oz Tuaca
¾ oz Grand Imperial
¾ oz agave nectar
¼ lime
¼ blood orange plus ½ slice for garnish
¼ lemon
coarse salt for the rim (optional)

Instructions

Chill a martini or margarita glass with crushed ice.
Muddle the agave nectar, lime, lemon and blood orange in a shaker.
Add crushed ice, tequila, Tuaca, and Grand Imperial.
Shake vigorously to combine and chill.
Salt the rim of the glass (if desired) and strain the cocktail into the glass.
Garnish with a half slice of blood orange and serve.

Chill a martini or margarita glass with crushed ice. Muddle the agave nectar, lime, lemon and blood orange in a shaker. Add crushed ice, tequila, Tuaca, and Grand Imperial. Shake vigorously to combine and chill. Salt the rim of the glass (if desired) and strain the cocktail into the glass. Garnish with a half slice of blood orange and serve.