How to Make a Margarita Videos
Guide Note
To add a little tropical touch to your party (or just to unwind after a day at the office), try making yourself a tasty margarita cocktail. It's not as hard as you may think, and to prove it this page has compiled some of the best instructional videos on How to Make a Margarita.
Fast Facts
- Often made with Triple Sec
- Can be made in many flavors, including peach, mango, watermelon and strawberry
What You'll Need
- Tequila
- Triple Sec or any orange liqueur
- Salt on a plate
- Ice
- Lime
- Lime Juice
- Margarita glass
- Blender
- Cocktail shaker (optional)
Tips
- Rub the lime around the rim of the glass so that the salt sticks
- Sea salt is bigger than table salt and comes in flavors
- Though Triple Sec is most common, any sort of orange liqueur will do just fine
- Garnish with a wedge or slice of lime
How to Make a Margarita Videos
- Howcast: How to Make a Margarita (Time: 2:07)
- Here are the basics of making a margarita on the rocks, using tequila, orange liqueur, salt, a lime and—of course—ice.
- Howcast: How to Make a Frozen Margarita (Time: 2:08)
- This next video shows you the frozen version of the margarita. You'll need a blender to make this one correctly, but other than that it is quite simple (and similar to the margarita on the rocks).
- MonkeySee: How to Make a Margarita (Time: 4:11)
- This video starts with the very basic ingredients of margaritas and shows you how to start adding variations to make new flavors.
- MonkeySee: How to Make Margaritas (Time: 3:23)
- In this video, you will learn how to make a lemon-flavored margarita using lemon juice and Grand Marnier.
- Videojug: How to Make a Blue Margarita (Time: 2:11)
- One margarita variation is the blue margarita; although it's basically the same as the standard margarita you know and love, it has a glowing blue color provided by Blue Curacao liqueur.
- ExpertVillage: How to Make a Peach Margarita (Time: 0:47)
- Another margarita variation uses Peach Schnapps to add fruity peach flavors.
- ExpertVillage: How to Make a Watermelon Margarita (Time: 0:41)
- Just like the peach margarita, use watermelon Pucker to make yourself a watermelon margarita!