Cinco De Mayo: Elderflower Margarita

It’s Cinco de Mayo! Time to celebrate the best way I know how – mixing drinks of course!

I decided to go the untraditional route this year, and whip up something new… so let me introduce to you the Elderflower Margarita!

I absolutely love Elderflower. With such a deep flavor profile it’s hard not to be drawn to its sweetness and earthiness. To make sure everyone can enjoy this delicious beverage I made both a regular version and a mocktail version!

Check below for both recipes, and videos to go with each!

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Traditional:

Ingredients:

• Coarse salt

• 1.5 oz silver tequila

• 1 oz elderflower liqueur

• 1/2 oz Cointreau

• 2 oz lime juice

• 0.5 oz simple syrup

• 1 orange

Steps:

• Slice an orange wedge and rim your rocks glass

• Dip the rim in coarse salt and then add ice to your glass

• In a shaker with ice, combine tequila, elderflower liqueur, Cointreau, lime juice, simple syrup, and a squeeze of fresh orange juice

• Shake well and strain over ice into your glass

• Garnish with an orange wheel on the side of the glass and a little flower on top if you have one!

Mocktail:

Ingredients:

• Coarse salt

• 1 oz elderflower syrup

• 2 oz fresh squeezed orange juice

• 2 oz lime juice

• 0.5 oz simple syrup

• Seltzer

Steps:

• Slice an orange wedge and rim your rocks glass

• Dip the rim in coarse salt and then add ice to your glass

• In a shaker with ice combine elderflower syrup, orange juice, lime juice, simple syrup

• Shake well and strain over ice into your glass

• Top with seltzer if you desire

• Garnish with an orange wheel on the side of the glass and a little flower on top if you have one!