Pinkies Up! - Mas Margaritas!

It's hardly a secret that I enjoy a frosty margarita from time to time--click here to peer into a recent post about my penchant for the frosty favorite. As we eagerly move into summer and plan our getaways, consider visiting these hot spots in Puerto Rico and naturally take the time to take a tipple--margarita recipes provided below for your enjoyment just at home as well with a festive group of friends. Right on time for Cinco de Mayo! 

  

 
Margarita Premium

From Hotel El Convento
Have a Margarita Premium just the way you like it at the Patio del Nispero restaurant in the Hotel El Convento, the historic AAA Four-Diamond property located in the heart of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. ElConvento.com.

Ingredients:

2 oz Patron Silver

½ oz Cointreau

½ oz Grand Marnier

3 oz fresh lime juice

Simple syrup

Directions:
Mix everything together in a shaker with ice. Shake for two minutes and serve in a chilled margarita glass or on the rocks. For the frozen margarita, haul out the blender and set to work. Garnish with lemon or lime.

 









Sirenarita

From Isla Verde Resort
This family-friendly beachfront property in San Juan, Puerto Rico offers this tangily delicious treat. SJCourtyard.com.

Ingredients:

¾ oz cream of coconut

1 ¼ oz tequila

1 ¼  oz triple sec

2 oz sour mix

Directions:

Simply mix all ingredients in a shaker and then garnish with a slice of lime and orange!

Strawberry Mango Margarita

From Doubletree San Juan

Celebrate the summery season with a fruity adaptation with a Strawberry Mango Margarita available at the hotel’s Café Pierre. SanJuanDoubletree.com.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz Tequila Cuervo Gold

1/2 oz Cointreau

1 oz strawberry mix

1 oz mango mix

Directions:

Mix all ingredients except the mango. Shake with ice or blend for a frozen margarita; serve first the mango for the color effect and follow the mixed ingredients in a cold margarita cup with brown sugar in the border. 

 

Coconut Margarita

From Copamarina Beach Resort

Go loco for coconuts at the Copamarina Beach Resort in Guanica, Puerto Rico and try their signature Coconut Margarita at the beach or poolside. CopaMarina.com.

Ingredients:

2 oz Patron Silver tequila

1 oz. Malibu coconut rum

1/2 oz St-Germaine

3 oz fresh coconut water

Drizzle of Coco Lopez

Fresh vanilla bean, scraped

1 fresh lime wedge, squeezed (to serve)

Preparation:

Mix Patron, Malibu, St. Germaine, coconut water and vanilla bean in a shaker. Pour into a glass rimmed with toasted coconut. Drizzle with Coco Lopez and squeeze in the lime wedge. Garnish with a lime peel.

 

Throwback Thirsty

Margaritas! Throw 'em back and do enjoy!

National Margarita Day is February 22 so relax into the weekend by celebrating with these margarita recipes from a few vacation spots beautifully situated around the Caribbean--make them at home and dream of frosty drinks in a temperate clime rather than just frigid weather. 

Frozen Tamarind Margarita (shown above)

From the Hyatt Regency Aruba

The classic Mexican cocktail is paired with a local Aruban ingredient–tamarind–resulting in this fabulous refresher. Aruba.Hyatt.com.

Ingredients:  

2 oz Jimador Blanco tequila

1 oz tamarind juice

1 oz lime juice

Directions:

Blend with a scoop of ice and pour into a Margarita glass with or without a salted rim.

Coconut Margarita

From Copamarina Beach Resort

Go coconuts on the beach or poolside at the Copamarina Beach Resort in Guanica, Puerto Rico with this crazy concoction. CopaMarina.com.

Ingredients:

2 oz. Patron Silver Tequila

1 oz. Malibu Coconut Rum

.50 oz. St. Germaine

3 oz. Fresh Coconut Water

Drizzle of Coco Lopez

Fresh Vanilla Bean (Scraped)

1 Fresh Lime Wedge Squeezed (to serve)

Directions:

Mix Patron, Malibu, St. Germaine, Coconut Water and vanilla bean in a shaker. Pour into a glass rimmed with toasted coconut. Drizzle with Coco Lopez and squeeze in a fresh lime wedge. Garnish with a lime peel. 

Sirenarita

From Isla Verde Resort

Creamy coconut and sour mix headline the Sirenarita at the family-friendly beachfront property, Isla Verde Resort, in San Juan which is made to order at any of the resort’s bars. Book now at SJCourtyard.com. 

Ingredients:

¾ oz Cream of Coconut

1 ¼ oz Tequila

1 ¼  oz Triple Sec

2 oz Sour Mix

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in a shaker. Garnish glass with a slice of lime and orange. Such a delicious sip!
 

Rum Rita (shown above)

From La Concha Resort

At this San Juan beach hotel there is a rum version of the marg. Go to LaConchaResort.com for more information. In the meanwhile, the recipe for the Rum Rita is below!

Ingredients:

1 ½ oz Don Q añejo

½ oz Grand Marnier

1 oz Lemon juice

1 oz simple syrup

Salt (rim)

Preparation:

Shake up all of the ingredients and pour into a salt-rimmed glass. Garish with a slice of lime and get to know the lovely Rita.