5 ways to make a MARGARITA for your face

I thought I'd show you 5 ways to make a margarita because we're coming up on Cinco de Mayo! Get it? This drink's become a highly customizable cocktail, so I'm making versions that cover a wide range of flavors. Sour, sweet, spicy, smoky, bitter, floral - you got it! It's easy to get crazy with your margarita. Just remember to drink responsibly. Now, who wants a margarita? Cheers, everyone!

TIME STAMPS
Intro: 0:00
The Classic: 0:54
The Smoky Spicy: 2:03
Caldera + Lab: 3:23
The Blended Strawberry: 4:19
The Grapefruit Ginger: 5:30
The Hibiscus: 6:33
Sign off: 7:58

THE CLASSIC MARGARITA RECIPE 0:54
2 oz. (60 ml) Milagro Reposado Tequila
1 oz. (30 ml) Marie Brizard Orange Curaçao
1 oz. (30 ml) fresh lime juice
Salted rim and lime wheel garnish

THE SMOKY SPICY MARGARITA RECIPE 2:03
2 oz. (60 ml) Del Maguey Vida Mezcal
1 oz. (30 ml) Marie Brizard Orange Curaçao
1 oz. (30 ml) fresh lime juice
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) agave nectar
2-3 slices jalapeño
Tajin rim and lime wheel garnish

THE FROZEN STRAWBERRY MARGARITA RECIPE 4:19
2 oz. (60 ml) Milagro Reposado Tequila
1 oz. (30 ml) Marie Brizard Orange Curaçao
1 oz. (30 ml) fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. (15 ml) agave nectar
1-1.5 cups frozen strawberries
1/2 cup crushed ice
Strawberry garnish

THE GRAPEFRUIT GINGER MARGARITA RECIPE 5:30
2 oz. (60 ml) Milagro Reposado Tequila
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Marie Brizard Orange Curaçao
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) fresh lime juice
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) grapefruit juice
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) ginger syrup
Salted rim, candied ginger, and lime wheel garnish

THE HIBISCUS MARGARITA RECIPE by Shannon Mustipher 6:15
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Milagro Reposado Tequila
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) hibiscus syrup*
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) fresh lime juice
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) Marie Brizard Orange Curaçao
Salted rim and lime wheel garnish
*Shannon's hibiscus syrup (scaled back from original)
In a dry saucepan, toast 2 cinnamon sticks and 3 whole cloves for 15-20 seconds. Add 1/4 cup dried hibiscus and toast for another 30 seconds. Add 2 cups simple syrup and simmer on low for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, let sit for 1 hour. Once cooled, filter off solids. Store sealed in fridge for up to 2 weeks.

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[AndersErickson]

So many variations out there! Thought of doing "a million margaritas" video, but who has the time?

[raoultrahan]

Okay, so here's an idea. Get some booze, invite some friends over and put an Anders video on repeat and everyone builds there own cocktails. An Anders party!

[randalrichmond]

Love the Hibiscus variant. I worked in a Mexican Restaurant that had Aguas Frescas like Horchata and Jamaica. Jamaica was made in the traditional way the Mexican owners remembered from their home state of Jalisco with dried hibiscus flowers, ginger, and sugar. I simply added half ounce of fresh lemon and lime with reposado tequila and orange curacao. I called it the Quibiscus. Summertime favorite in the restaurant!

[MrWhangdoodles]

I've been making a lot of margaritas lately, so having some tried and tested variations is very welcome. I need to try that hibiscus syrup, thank you Anders for sharing! Great video!

[brettrandall]

Fantastic timing with this video! I just finished my first version of making a chamoy margarita. a friend of mine from mexico is always saying my cocktails are sweet. So I set out to make one with a flavory profile she would like. She said she loves the taste of Chamoy. I broke down the ingredients and set out to make a cocktail have the same profile, but not feel like I just used Chamoy in a normal marg. Chamoy is made from ingredients that represent all the flavors on the palate: Sweet dried apricots, spicy chile de árbol, salty Tajín seasoning, and sour hibiscus flowers. I already was using hibiscus simple in a whiskey sour variation at the bar. But it really wasn't providing a sour taste to it. I also wanted to keep things as simple as possible so I tried to make sure I only needed one syrup for the cocktail. I decided that the heat from the chillies, the flavor from the hibiscus, and the sugar in the syrup would all work well together. But in order to really get that pop of sour I was looking for I added some citric acid to the mix. Basically, I steeped the chillies in hot water, added the dried hibiscus flowers, added citric acid to the sugar and then slowing poured in the sugar to the chillie hibiscus water, stirring the whole time. Once I had the simple syrup it was a pretty easy build of: 2 oz blanco tequila, 1 oz apricot juice, 3/4 oz simple. Served with a Tajin rim. Worked really well.

[RegglarGuy]

I love the "half salt" idea. Never thought of just doing one side, and sometimes, I find myself either craving or getting sick of the salt and sweeping it off. So simple. "Facil" even.

[jaredtrp]

Best line you've said in all your videos, "It's the best part of the tire..." 😁

Thanks for the video! We'll be making all of these.

[timboerger]

I gasped when you introduced the hibiscus margarita. My God, that's brilliant. My thanks to Shannon for coming up with a drink which is going into my regular rotation.

[ZacharyWelker]

I personally love using Fresno Chiles instead of Jalapeños. I think their slight flavor differences work really well with Mezcal specifically. I also love the slight red tint it gives the drink.

[BartendingPro]

Spicy margs with Mescal are absolutely incredible, highly recommended (along with all these). Ancho Reyes liqueur also a great option instead of jalapeños for a kiss of some sweet while dialing back the heat a notch or two. Nice work as always sir 🍻

[Psy-Krow]

I just started my bar and cocktail journey 2 weeks ago in large part thanks to your channel. You make this so approachable, so thanks for the great content! Going to keep it simple and do the classic! probably going to have a few people where i work that will join me for cocktail hour on the 5th so I'll get to practice making multiples at once. I'm excited

[lisahyndman]

I made the OG, Spicy and Hibiscus this weekend for my mom’s 71st birthday and each recipe was a MUST HAVE for everyone. I got repeats and demands constantly throughout the day. 💚

[ChemistryTalkwithDan]

Those are all so good! I do prefer a mix of the classic and Tommy's margarita by doing .5 oz. each of triple sec and agave syrup. Liber & Co makes a blood orange cordial that can be used to make a blood orange margarita which is also excellent. Oh, and for a bit of whimsy on May 4, slice your lime into wedges, and position them like ears on your glass. You now have a Yoda-rita!

[IFranchisedI]

Your videos have become a staple of unwinding at the end of my day. Even if I don’t feel like drinking or mixing at the end of it they always put a smile on my face. Your energy and this channel in general makes me happy. Thanks for being awesome !

[lawrencespies]

While i love a great Margarita. The Paloma has been at the top of the tequila cocktails leader board at my house for the past year or so. I use fresh grapefruit juice, Ruby Red grapefruit, when i can find it and also top off with grapefruit soda. These Margaritas look delicious!

[dkuemps]

Ahhhh, a new Anders Erickson video. That Friday feeling has finally arrived.

[fortytwo]

Margaritas are probably my favorite drink to make while at work, gotta try the strawberry one, that texture looks insanely good.

[dnasberg]

We, my wife and I, recently subscribed! We really like the production value of your videos, very well put together. You bring a real interest to the art of mixing drinks. Not to mention it's just good to have some fun watching someone who obviously enjoys what they're doing. So kudos to you! Oh, and we want to do a tiki night this summer so how about a top five tiki drink list?

[Lotusblessings]

Cheers to Sharon! My restaurant that I work at has a cocktail named “The Rude Frenchie” which is literally a margarita with Bissap (hibiscus juice in many languages but bissap in Senegal 🇸🇳!) and I love the added clove note to the SS! But I’ll use a SS we make with rosemary and honey to enrich and deepen the flavor. But instead I’d 3/4 I’ll use 1/2 because the honey is so rich. Such a great cocktail!

[neon_berni]

I’m a new subscriber and, after the few videos of yours that I’ve watched, I can tell that you are low-key dismantling toxic masculinity bit by bit – absolutely love it! And love your videos too 💛🍸