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This mint margarita is the ultimate summer cocktail, a refreshing blend of zesty lime, tequila, and fresh mint leaves for the perfect balance of tangy, minty, and delightful flavors. This refreshing cocktail is a must-try for hot days and outdoor gatherings.

Glass filled with margarita and garnished with mint leaves.

Why You’ll Love this Mint Margarita

Refreshing minty twist: Adding fresh mint leaves elevates the traditional margarita to a new level of refreshment, providing a cool and invigorating flavor.
Complexity: Mint brings a delightful herbaceous note to the margarita, adding depth and complexity.
Perfect for summer: A mint margarita is ideal for sipping during warm weather or outdoor gatherings. Its cooling properties and classic margarita elements create a delightful drink that captures the essence of summer.

Ingredients in a Mint Margarita

Ingredients needed for a mint margarita laid on the counter.

Mint Leaves: Get plenty of fresh mint leaves for muddling in the drink and also for a garnish.
Limes: freshly squeezed juice is always best and has no added sweeteners.
Tequila: our preference is to use a silver or blanco tequila.
Orange Liqueur: Either Triple Sec or Cointreau are popular options.
Agave: This adds a bit of sweetness to balance the tart flavors of the lime, you can sub this with simple syrup.

How to Make a Mint Margarita

Gold cocktail shake surrounded by mint leaves and lime.

Muddle the mint leaves in a cocktail shaker.
Add the other ingredients with some ice and shake. This will mix the drink and chill it at the same time.
Pour the drink out into a glass with a salted or sugared rim, use the strainer from the cocktail shaker to remove the mint leaves from the drink.

Prepping a glass with salt on the rim for a margarita.

Variations

Fruit: As you’re muddling the mint, include fresh strawberries, blackberries, pineapple, mango, or watermelon to create a refreshing and fruity mint flavor combination.
Cucumber: Another refreshing ingredient that would pair nicely with this summer cocktail is cucumber. Add some while muddling, and then add some slices to the finished drink.
Spicy: Add some heat for a spicy, cool flavor combo by adding fresh jalapeno slices.
Coconut: Increase the refreshment and get extra hydration by adding coconut water to your drink.

How to Serve

If you’re planning on serving mint margaritas at a party it’s easy to prepare a pitcher ahead of time. Having a pitcher of margaritas makes it easy to serve several people at one time. To prepare a pitcher multiply the amounts called for in the recipe.

For a pitcher (10 Drinks)

2 cups tequila
2 cups triple sec
1 1/3 cup lime juice
2/3 cup agave
30-40 mint leaves

Overhead of a glass with margarita showing ice and mint leaf garnish.

Storage Information

Make Ahead: If preparing a pitcher of drinks ahead of time for a party, leave out the ice from the pitcher, this way the drink doesn’t become watered down as it sits. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator until ready to serve, then pour into cups with ice.

More Margarita Recipes

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Mint Margarita

5 from 1 vote

Prep: 5

Cook: 0

Total: 5

Servings:

Author: Serene

Ingredients

▢ 4-5 mint leaves
▢ 1 ounce lime juice freshly squeezed, approx 1 lime
▢ 1½ ounces silver tequila
▢ 1½ ounces triple sec
▢ ½ ounce agave can sub with a simple syrup
▢ ⅛ teaspoon coarse sea salt
▢ lime wedges

Garnish

▢ mint leaves
▢ limes sliced

Instructions

Add the mint leaves into a cocktail shaker and muddle gently (lightly mash) 4 to 5 times.
Add the lime juice, tequila, triple sec, and agave into the cocktail shaker.
Top with 4-5 cubes of ice. Shake the drink until chilled and mixed.
Prepare a glass by running a lime wedge along a portion of the rim and dipping into coarse margarita salt.
Add ice cubes, or crushed ice to the prepared glass.
Pour the drink into the glass, straining to hold back the muddled mint leaves.
Garnish with extra mint leaves and lime slices.

Equipment

measuring shot glass
cocktail shaker

Notes

Make Ahead: If preparing a pitcher of drinks ahead of time for a party, leave out the ice from the pitcher, this way the drink doesn’t become watered down as it sits. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator until ready to serve, then pour into cups with ice.