Why drink a spicy margarita? Because you want a life full of bold, zesty flavors. And because nothing puts a pep in your step like the heat of a spicy margarita. So toss that jalapeño into your grocery basket. It’s time for a spicy adventure.
Basic Spicy Margarita
Let’s get spicy, basically. This is your starter spicy margarita cocktail recipe. It's the one you can always return to. And the one that’ll have you nostalgic for when you first fell in love with spicy margs.
Ingredients
- Lime wedge and smoked salt for rim
- 2-4 fresh jalapeño coins
- ¾ ounce agave syrup
- Ice
- 2 ounces silver tequila
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce orange liqueur
- Jalapeño coin and lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- To prepare rim, rub the rim of the rocks glass with the lime wedge.
- With the salt on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the salt to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle jalapeño coins with agave syrup.
- Add ice, silver tequila, lime juice, and orange liqueur.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the prepared glass.
- Garnish with a jalapeño coin and lime wedge.
Quick and Easy Spicy Margarita
You know when you don’t want to do extra dishes or have to get creative with what you’ll use as a muddler? Your problem is no longer an issue. When life hands you jalapeños, shake up a spicy margarita.
Ingredients
- Lime wedge and flaky sea salt for rim
- 3-5 jalapeño coins
- Ice
- 2 ounces silver tequila
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce orange liqueur
- ½ ounce agave syrup
- Lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- To prepare rim, rub the rim of the glass with the lime wedge.
- With the salt on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the salt to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, add jalapeño coins, ice, tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and agave syrup.
- Shake well to chill and muddle the jalapeños.
- Double strain into a prepared rocks glass.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Fire Island Margarita
A little pineapple juice and a splash of mango is all you’ll need to be sipping a spicy and tropical margarita with your toes in the sand. And just a touch of sunburn.
Ingredients
- Lime wedge and tajín for rim
- 4-5 jalapeño coins
- ¾ ounce agave syrup
- 2 ounces silver tequila
- 1½ ounces pineapple juice
- 1 ounce mango juice
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- Ice
- Lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- To prepare rim, rub the rim of the glass with the lime wedge.
- With the salt on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the tajín to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle jalapeño coins with agave syrup.
- Add ice, tequila, pineapple juice, mango juice, lime juice, and orange liqueur.
- Shake to chill.
- Double strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Feeling a Little Chili
If you’re feeling a bit of a chill and can’t quite get warmed up, may we suggest grabbing a little chili liqueur to add some heat to your bones.
Ingredients
- Lime wedge and chili salt for rim
- 1½ ounces silver tequila
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce Ancho Reyes
- ½ ounce agave syrup
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- Ice
- Lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- To prepare rim, rub the rim of the glass with the lime wedge.
- With the salt on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the salt to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, silver tequila, lime juice, Ancho Reyes, agave syrup, and orange liqueur.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Orange You Glad You’re Drinking a Spicy Margarita
There’s no orange juice here, and it’s not your tequila or even fresh jalapeños that are bringing the heat. Instead, you’re going to infuse some orange liqueur for a spicy marg that’s got that sweet, sweet, heat.
Ingredients
- Orange wedge and salt for rim
- 1½ ounce silver tequila
- ¾ ounce jalapeño-inufsed orange liqueur
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce agave syrup
- Ice
- Jalapeño coin and lime whee for garnish
Instructions
- To prepare rim, rub the rim of the glass with the lime wedge.
- With the salt on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the salt to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, silver tequila, jalapeño orange liqueur, lime juice, and agave syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a jalapeño coin and lime wheel.
Honey, I’d Walk Through Fire
To make this devilishly delicious margarita, you’ll need to pre-make a spicy honey simple syrup. And once you’ve crossed that off your to-do list, it’s spicy margarita business as usual. Only, it’s the best spicy margarita you’ll ever have.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces silver tequila
- 1½ ounces spicy honey syrup
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- Ice
- Chili and lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, silver tequila, spicy honey syrup, lime juice, and orange liqueur.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lime wedge and chili, piercing together on a single cocktail skewer.
Tips for Making Your Margarita Spicy
Enjoy a fiery marg with just a touch of heat or crank it up to ten and be a fire-breathing margarita dragon. Whichever side of the scale your spicy heart wants, there’s a way to get there.
- Use jalapeño-infused tequila, either on its own or with freshly muddled jalapeño, Ancho Reyes, or jalapeño simple syrup.
- Instead of muddling jalapeños, try muddling habaneros, serrano chilis, or Aleppo peppers. But start small and slow. You can always add more heat, but you can’t take it away.
- Sprinkle in a few red pepper flakes when you’re shaking the margarita.
- Use a plain salt rim with your marg or swap in a spicy chili salt or tajín. Or rim lightly, ever so lightly, by rubbing with a jalapeño coin.
- Add a few dashes of spicy bitters for a subtle yet present heat.
Let’s Get Spicy
What’s life without a little heat? Tropical, fresh, or outside of the box, you can muddle, shake, and sip your way to spicy Margaritaville with your favorite spicy margarita recipe. What’s that saying about roads? Oh, right. All roads lead directly to a spicy margarita. Fire extinguisher garnish optional.
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