Whether you’re hosting a holiday party or preparing for spring’s many family celebrations, a great host or hostess doesn’t cut corners on libations. Going out to restaurants for food cooked expertly by a chef while having fun with your loved ones creates cherished memories.
Want to bring the party to your front door? With these 5 amazing drink recipes plus catering from Kpacho, you can!
Classic Margarita
You can’t mess with a crowd-pleaser. Classic margaritas are sure to be a hit at all your upcoming holiday parties and events.
A batch of classic margaritas for 6 starts with these simple ingredients:
Sea salt or sugar for the rim
6 oz tequila
6 oz Cointreau
6 oz fresh lime juice, plus ¼ cut lime wedges for garnish
3 oz simple syrup (or more to taste)
Ice
To make on the rocks:
1. Put salt or sugar on a flat plate based on your rim preference.
2. With a wedge of lime, moisten the rim of a margarita glass. Dip your rim in the salt or sugar, repeating the process with each remaining glass.
3. Combine tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, and simple syrup in a pitcher. Stir until well combined.
4. Add the preferred amount of ice to each margarita glass. Pour equal amounts from the pitcher into each glass, garnish with lime, and serve.
To make frozen:
1. Put salt or sugar on a flat plate based on your rim preference.
2. With a wedge of lime, moisten the rim of a margarita glass. Dip your rim in the salt or sugar, repeating the process with each remaining glass.
3. Combine tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, simple syrup, and 2 cups of ice in a blender. Blend until smooth.
4. Pour equal amounts from the blender into each glass, garnish with lime, and serve.
Tamarind Margarita
Inspired by Food Diary of a City Girl, this easy-to-make recipe is perfect for the less experienced bartenders among us! This recipe makes enough drinks for six people, so feel free to adjust the recipe according to your party size.
To make this delightful drink, gather the following ingredients:
6 oz Tamarind Syrup
6 oz Tequila Reposado
3 oz Cointreau
6 cups of ice
6 limes
6 tbsp Tajín
To prepare the margaritas:
1. Grab a cutting board and knife and slice three limes in half. Slice the other limes in ¼ inch sections – these smaller slices will be used to garnish the cocktails.
2. Add 6 tbsp of Tajín to a flat plate. Tajín will be used to coat the rim or a small section of the cocktail glasses.
3. Moisten the rim of one cocktail glass using a lime. Dip the moistened rim into the Tajín to coat. Repeat the process for the remaining 5 glasses.
4. Using a citrus press juicer, juice 3 limes into a large pitcher.
5. Add Tamarind Syrup, Tequila Reposado, Cointreau, and ice to your pitcher. Stir contents until items are well mixed.
6. Pour equal amounts into your 6 prepared cocktail glasses.
Magical Color Changing Margarita
This exciting recipe by Fox and Briar is sure to wow your spring party guests!
While a bit more involved than your average margarita recipe, the payoff is worth it.
Begin making 6oz of butterfly pea-infused tequila. To do this, add 3 cups of silver tequila and 24 dried butterfly pea flowers to a jar with a well-fitting lid. Soak for 2-3 hours, then drain out the flowers and keep the remaining tequila in a sealed container. This will give you enough tequila to make 12 drinks.
To make the drinks:
1. Put salt on a flat plate. Run a lime around the rim of 12 glasses, and dip those glasses into the salt plate.
2. Add one ice cube and 2oz of the butterfly-infused tequila to each glass.
3. In a pitcher, combine 12 oz lime juice, 9 oz of triple sec, ice, and an optional 6 oz of simple syrup. Stir until combined and chilled.
4. Slowly pour the mixture into each glass, and watch as drinks magically turn from blue to purple.
Rosé Margaritas
Danilicious knows that every successful bachelorette party and bridal or baby shower has rosé. This mashup of two beloved drinks makes for a perfect brunch celebration beverage.
To make enough for 6 drinks, you will need:
12 oz of Rosé wine
6 oz tequila about 4 tablespoons
6 oz fresh lime juice about 1/4 cup
3 oz elderflower liquor about 2 tablespoons
3-6 teaspoons agave dependent on sweetness level
3/4 cup margarita salt, optional
3/4 cup freeze-dried strawberries crushed into a fine powder, optional
To make these flirty and fun drinks:
1. Mix your freeze-dried strawberries and margarita salt in a wide-brimmed, shallow bowl.
2. Wet all six glass rims with a lime wedge. Dip each glass into the salt mixture to rim the glass. 3. Place ice in your pitcher. Add all of the ingredients and stir vigorously.
4. Pour the margaritas between the six prepared glasses.
5. Garnish with a lime wedge and toast!
Spicy Habanero Pineapple Margarita
For those who like their margaritas sweet with a little kick, we’ve enlisted help from Isabel Orozco-Moore, a Mexican-American Margarita Expert.
Before making these sweet but spicy delights for you and 5 friends, gather:
9 oz silver tequila
3 habanero peppers, thinly sliced
3 cups pineapple juice
4.5 oz triple sec
6 tablespoons lime juice, or the juice of 3 limes
Margarita salt, for rimming
Pineapple slices, lime wedges for serving
To make these hotties:
1. Run a lime wedge around the rim of 6 individual 12-ounce glass and dip in salt. Add ice to each glass, and set the glasses aside.
2. Add tequila and 6 thin slices of habanero to a pitcher. Using a cocktail muddler or the back of a spoon, lightly muddle and press on the habaneros to release some of the oils and spice.
3. Add the pineapple juice, triple sec, and lime juice. Stir to combine.
4. Garnish with a lime wedge and a pineapple slice, then serve.
Celebrate Spring with Kpacho
Whether gathering with family or friends, Kpacho is here to provide you with the best restaurant experience and meet all your catering needs.
Come visit us today to figure out how we can help add flavor to all your spring gatherings!
