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Close-up photo of a Christmas margarita with a sweet cinnamon-sugar rim.

Christmas Margarita

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  • Author: Krista
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 1 1x
  • Category: Cocktail
  • Method: Counter
  • Cuisine: American

Description

This 5-minute Christmas margarita recipe with fruit juice, tequila, and Grand Marnier is a sweet holiday cocktail for one.


Ingredients

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Christmas Margarita:

  • 1/3 cup pomegranate juice
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 2 oz. resposado tequila
  • 3/4 oz. grand marnier
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cinnamon Sugar Rim:

  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Garnish:

  • Rosemary Sprig
  • Orange Slices
  • Pomegranate Arils
  • Ginger Beer

Instructions

Cinnamon Sugar Rim:

  1. To a small bowl, wide enough to dunk a cocktail glass in, add sugar and cinnamon. Mix so it’s well combined.
  2. Take a lime wedge and go around the rim of a cocktail glass to coat with lime juice. Then gently dab the lime rimmed glass in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Top with ginger beer for some bubbles.

Christmas Margarita:

  1. To a cocktail shaker add ice cubes, pomegranate juice, orange juice, maple, tequila, grand marnier, and cinnamon. Shake vigorously to mix and pour over crushed ice. Top with rosemary sprig, orange slice or pomegranate arils.