This Christmas Margarita will carry vacation aptitude to any celebration with it’s distinctive mix of pomegranate, cinnamon and maple syrup in each sip! Served with a cinnamon-sugar rim, it’ll be your new favourite 5-minute cocktail assured!

Cocktails are an enormous a part of the vacation season. Whether or not it’s this pomegranate model, my Mistletoe Margarita, White Christmas Margarita, or Christmas Vacation Sangria, you positively need them to be fast and simple. Perhaps even prep-friendly. Fortuitously, this easy Christmas margarita is all three. Plus, the smokey maple syrup and hints of earthy cinnamon received’t disappoint you or your friends.

Why You’ll Love This Christmas Cocktail

When you love simple vacation cocktails you could simply double or triple for bigger gatherings, this festive Christmas cocktail is correct up your alley.

• Nice for a celebration of 1. It’s excellent when you simply desire a couple sips of a Christmas cocktail.
• Versatile. Add spicy jalapeños, use Cointreau, or flip this candy recipe right into a mocktail when you favor.
• Gathering-friendly. Stir every thing collectively in a pitcher as much as a day upfront and let everybody pour their very own margaritas.
• Fruity. There’s tart pomegranate juice, tangy orange juice, and orange liquor in each sip.

What You’ll Want

Maple syrup provides pure smokiness whereas the cinnamon-sugar rim ties every thing along with its pretty heat spice. Scroll to the recipe card on the backside of the submit for precise ingredient quantities.

For the Cocktail

• Pomegranate juice – I favor 100% pomegranate juice over apple-pomegranate or cranberry-pomegranate mixtures.
• Orange juice – Freshly-squeezed is greatest.
• Maple syrup – Uncooked honey and agave nectar work too.
• Tequila – I used “reposado” however add your favourite.
• Grand Marnier – Add your favourite model of orange-flavored liquor.
• Floor cinnamon – Be at liberty to make use of floor nutmeg.

To Make the Cinnamon Sugar Rim

• White sugar – Go for gentle brown or darkish brown sugar if that’s what you’ve received readily available.
• Floor cinnamon – Don’t skip it. You too can go 50/50 with cinnamon and nutmeg.

Non-obligatory Garnishes

• Rosemary sprig – You need to use recent or dried rosemary.
• Orange slices – 1/4″ thick slices are greatest.
• Pomegranate arils – Contemporary raspberries or black cherries are good swaps.

What’s The Finest Tequila To Use?

The most effective tequila for this Christmas margarita recipe is aged or “reposado” as a result of it’s sweeter and smokier. It tends to have notes of oak, vanilla, and caramel that simply add to the comfy vacation vibes on this cocktail.

How To Make a Christmas Margarita

You don’t should be a mixologist to nail this icy Christmas margarita with orange liquor! Scroll to the underside of the submit for the total recipe card.

• Prep the edges. Whisk the cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl. Rub a lime wedge alongside the sting of the cocktail glasses. Press the edges into the cinnamon-sugar. Repeat for all of the glasses and put aside.
• Fill the shaker. Add the ice, pomegranate juice, orange juice, maple syrup, tequila, Grand Marnier, and cinnamon into the cocktail shaker.
• Make the margarita. Shut the shaker and shake vigorously till good and icy. Add ice to the ready cocktail glasses. Pour within the margarita combination.
• Serve. Garnish with rosemary, orange slices, and pomegranate arils. Get pleasure from!

Ideas & Variations

Events of 1 is usually a lot extra enjoyable and festive with candied lemon slices, crunchy coconut rims, and recent fruit juice.

• Make it spicy. Add a skinny slice of recent jalapeño into every serving glass and let the cocktail relaxation for a minute earlier than serving. It’ll launch a delicate kick of warmth.
• Swap the liquor. When you’re not a fan of Grand Marnier, use Cointreau or Triple Sec as a substitute for the same taste profile.
• Extra garnishes. A cinnamon stick, candied lemon slices, and recent cranberries can add extra vacation aptitude to every sip.
• Use recent juice. Mix the arils of a complete pomegranate with 1/2 cup water. Pressure the combination to take away the seeds and use the juice for the recipe.
• Go alcohol-free. Flip this right into a mocktail by swapping the tequila for extra pomegranate juice and the Grand Marnier for extra orange juice.
• Change the rim. Skip the cinnamon-sugar rim for a shredded coconut one. Dip the edges into sweetened condensed milk after which into shredded coconut for a fruity rim that appears like winter snow.

Can I Make This For a Crowd?

Completely! You will want to make a number of batches of this cocktail. Stir all of the margarita substances collectively (apart from the ice) in a big pitcher. Refrigerate for as much as 24 hours. Add the cinnamon-sugar rims to the glasses as normal. Serve within the pitcher and let everybody pour their very own cocktails.

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