Refreshing Pitcher Margaritas (With a Secret Ingredient)

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Ideal for summer gatherings, watch parties, or Girls Night Out, Pitcher Margaritas are super fresh and tangy. Whatever the occasion, make sure you always have the ingredients on hand to whip up these easy margarita cocktails. This Cadillac margarita recipe features 2 secret ingredients that make this beverage extra-special.  

Refreshing Pitcher Margaritas Recipe

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Pitcher Margaritas: My Party-Preferred Beverage

When I’m having guests over, I nearly always mix up a big pitcher of these margaritas! It keeps me from having to play bartender all evening. When I don’t have to mix everyone’s drinks individually, I can spend more time enjoying the company…..and my own drink.

So What are the Secret Ingredients That Make These Margaritas so Special??

Amaretto and Triple Sec. These two liqueurs really enhance the flavors of the tequila and the limeade, rounding out the margaritas so they are smooth and delicious….and soooo addictive.

What Ingredients Will You Need for Making Pitcher Margaritas?

• Tequila – use a good top-shelf tequila so that it’s smooth in flavor and not bitter or sharp. Cheap tequila can ruin a good margarita in a flash! (It also gives many of us a stomach ache.)
  
• Amaretto – an almond-flavored liqueur, amaretto is actually made from apricot pits, so this explains why it enhances the flavor of margaritas.
  
• Triple Sec – here’s where the orange flavor and the sweetness comes from in this recipe.
  
• Limeade – this is a concentrate that is found in the freezer section.
  
• Club Soda – this adds some carbonation to the margaritas. If you prefer, you can add water in place of the club soda.
  
• Fresh Limes – for wetting the edge of the rim of each glass so you can salt them and also for garnishing.

How To Make Refreshing Pitcher Margaritas

1. Grab your prettiest tall glass pitcher.
2. Stir your ingredients together using a long-handled spoon – tequila, amaretto, triple sec, limeade and club soda.
3. Test the margarita mixture by sampling just a bit so you adjust the ingredients as needed.
4. Meanwhile, prepare your cocktail glasses by salting the rims then filling them with ice.
5. Pour! Serve the margaritas garnished with fresh lime slices.

How to Serve Fun and Festive Pitcher Margaritas

• It’s fun to make cocktails look festive and appetizing. I prefer to use glass for serving margaritas so the pretty color of the cocktail can shine through.
  
• Another option for serving margaritas is doing so in chilled Mason Jars with salted rims for giving off that authentic Mexican look and flavor.
  
• To salt the rims, simply rub lime along the edge of the glass before dipping it into coarsely ground salt. Garnish with a fresh lime and you’re well on your way to a festive party!
  
• Now that there is a large variety of flavored salts on the market, you can find fun salt pairings for the rim of your margarita glass – the flavored salts also add lots of fun color.
  
• Don’t forget the sliced fresh limes! Margaritas just wouldn’t be margaritas without a lime or two perched on the top of the cocktail glass.

Fun Foods to Serve with Pitcher Margaritas

• Mexican food is always ideal to pair with margaritas, agreed? We enjoy Pulled Pork Walking Tacos and Mason Jar Pulled Pork Parfaits. When I’m in a hurry to feed my guests, I love to whip up this speedy meal – Fiesta Ground Beef and Noodle Skillet.
  
• If you’re thinking along the lines of appetizers for margarita night, you may become a fan (like we have!) of Chili Cheese Tamale Dip, La Siesta Queso, or Instant Pot Drunken Chicken Nachos.
  
• If you’re trying to keep your margarita night more on the simple side, what about Chips and Salsa? Zesty Black Bean Salsa has always been a hit with my friends. They also adore Mexican Cheese Bread….crispy, warm, and gooey, all at once…an so so easy!
  
• Oh! And I can’t forget to mention Beef and Cheese Sanchiladas as a great pairing with Pitcher Margaritas….and also One-Skillet Cheesy Enchilada Orzo Pasta. It’s great to have options.

More “Beverage” Recipes to Enjoy –

• Skinny Pitcher Margaritas
• Instant Pot Apple Pie Moonshine
• Salsa Bloody Mary Cocktails
• Raspberry Lemonade Sangria
• Holiday Sangria

Printable Secret-Ingredient Pitcher Margaritas Recipe –

Pitcher Margaritas

Is there anything as refreshing as a chilled margarita?  This is my favorite recipe and I think the amaretto and triple sec really enhance the tequila.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Author: Chef Alli

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Ingredients

• 12 oz. top-shelf tequila
• 4 oz. amaretto
• 4 oz. triple sec
• 12 oz. can frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
• 2-3 cups club soda, depending on how strong you prefer your margaritas, adjust to your taste
• Kosher salt
• limes for moistening the rims of the cocktail glasses
• sliced limes for garnishing the cocktails

Instructions

• Combine the tequila, amaretto, and triple sec with the limeade concentrate and club soda in your favorite margarita pitcher. Chill in the fridge until you are ready to serve your guests.
• Cut the limes in half, then use each half to moisten the rims of the cocktail glasses; dip each glass into kosher salt to coat the rims. 
• Add ice to the salted cocktail glasses, then pour the prepared pitcher margaritas over the ice. Garnish each cocktail with fresh lime slices, as desired. Serve at once!

Notes

 

How to Serve Pitcher Margaritas

• It’s fun to make cocktails look festive and appetizing. I prefer to use glass for serving margaritas so the pretty color of the cocktail can shine through.
• Another option for serving margaritas is doing so in chilled Mason Jars with salted rims for giving off that authentic Mexican look and flavor.
• To salt the rims, simply rub lime along the edge of the glass before dipping it into coarsely ground salt. Garnish with a fresh lime and you’re well on your way to a festive party!
• Now that there is a large variety of flavored salts on the market, you can find fun salt pairings for the rim of your margarita glass – the flavored salts also add lots of fun color.
• Don’t forget the sliced fresh limes! Margaritas just wouldn’t be margaritas without a lime or two perched on the top of the cocktail glass. ?

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