This sweet and tart Italian Margarita recipe is a fun update to a traditional margarita. This refreshing Italian margarita is an easy to make cocktail perfect for a party, sipping in the backyard, or to enjoy on a relaxing weekend with friends.
Italian Margarita Recipe
First things first: sign up for my weekly newsletter! You get a free downloadable e-cookbook when you confirm your newsletter sign-up!
Notes:
• This is a different margarita. It is sweet and sour, and not just due to the mix. This reminded me of a sweet tart with a kick. If you like sweet tarts, chances are you will like this Italian Margarita recipe.
• If you do not know how to rim a cocktail glass, click here for instructions. It is very easy! For this Italian Margarita recipe, you can use Amaretto, Triple Sec or the Tequila for the wet. The dry is coarse sugar.
Here are a few more margarita cocktail recipes:
• Margarita Jello Shots Recipe
• Sunburned Strawberry Margarita Recipe
Italian Margarita Ingredients:
• Coarse Sugar, for rim of glass
• 2oz Amaretto
• 1oz Triple Sec
• 1oz Golden Tequila
• 4oz Sweet n’Sour Mixer
• Lime or Orange Wedges, for rim of glass and garnish
• Ice
Italian Margarita Mise en Place:
• Jigger
• Cocktail Shaker
• Cocktail Glass
Italian Margarita Directions:
• Rub rim of a cocktail glass with lime and roll rim in sugar. Set aside.
• Add Amaretto, Triple Sec, Golden Tequila and Sweet n’ Sour Mixer to a cocktail shaker.
• Add ice to fill shaker.
• Shake well.
• Pour into prepared glass. (You can strain if you like.)
• Garnish with lime or orange if desired.
• Serve immediately.
Italian Margarita Recipe
By Ann
This sweet and tart Italian Margarita recipe is a fun update to a traditional margarita. This refreshing Italian margarita is an easy to make cocktail perfect for a party, sipping in the backyard, or to enjoy on a relaxing weekend with friends.
Prep Time: 3 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Total Time: 3 Minutes
Ingredients:
• Coarse Sugar, for rim of glass
• 2oz Amaretto
• 1oz Triple Sec
• 1oz Golden Tequila
• 4oz Sweet n’Sour Mixer
• Lime or Orange Wedges, for garnish
• Ice
Directions:
• Rub rim of a cocktail glass with lime and roll rim in sugar. Set aside.
• Add Amaretto, Triple Sec, Golden Tequila and Sweet n’ Sour Mixer to a cocktail shaker.
• Add ice to fill shaker.
• Shake well.
• Pour into prepared glass. (You can strain if you like.)
• Garnish with lime or orange if desired.
• Serve immediately.
• Makes 1 Italian Margarita
As always, drink responsibly and please don’t drink and drive.
• Disclosure: the links in this post may be affiliate links.
• If you enjoyed this post, be sure to sign up for the Ann’s Entitled Life weekly newsletter, and never miss another article!
• Ultimate Guide to Non-Alcoholic Bar Basics
• For more Recipes on Ann’s Entitled Life, click here.
• For more Cocktail Recipes, tips and reviews on Ann’s Entitled Life, click here.
KimH says
Im afraid Im a margarita purist.. There are a lot of things Im not too picky about.. but this is one of them. I tend to make my own at home since its hard to get a really good one “out” but a few weeks ago, a girlfriend & I met for lunch and they had a “‘rita’ special that was super inexpensive so we gave em a shot.. OMG were they good.. I was shocked to my silly purist boots. 😉
Im not a fan of amaretto but I do need it occasionally in recipes so who knows…maybe some day I’ll buy a bottle of amaretto and have to give these a shot… 😉
Ann says
Too bad you couldn’t grab that recipe… I’d like to try it, purely for research purposes. 😉
Ann
Don C says
You would pay $7.99 for this drink at a famous Italian restaurant beginning with O.
Kat (The Baking Explorer) says
Looks very refreshing!
Cheryl Lawson says
This post was definitely “click bait” for me . . . Margarita’s are my very favorite drink and I am married to a wonderful Italian guy who is one of 13 children. Saving and following. Can’t wait to try it! Thank you, Cheryl
Erlene says
This recipe is giving me an excuse to go buy more liquor…lol. Thanks for sharing your margarita recipe on Merry Monday. Pinned and including this in a summer drink roundup.