Celebrate Day of the Dead with These Margaritas

A Mexican holiday celebrating the dead sounds like a reason to tailgate. Right? Ok….it might be a stretch but we are going to do it anyway.

The Day of the Dead (or Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and acknowledged around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey.

Get your soiree started with a toast to the living and the dead. Margaritas inspired by the holiday, like the Moonlit Margarita, Marigold Margarita, and the Sugar Skull Margarita, will have those on the other side wishing they could come back for a sip.

3 Killer Day of the Dead Margarita Cocktails

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Moonlit Margarita

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ parts Sauza® Signature Blue Silver 100% Agave Tequila
• 4 parts sparkling blackberry soda
• ¼ cup fresh blackberries
• ¾ part fresh lime juice
• ¼ part simple syrup
• Ice
• Mint leaves for garnish (optional)
• Blackberries for garnish (optional)

Directions:

1. Place 2-3 whole blackberries in a glass.
2. In a blender, puree the rest of the fresh blackberries with lime juice and simple syrup.
3. Strain into a cocktail shaker, add the tequila and ice and shake to chill.
4. Fill ⅓ of the glass  with the blackberry-lime-tequila mixture and top with chilled blackberry soda.
5. Garnish the glass with fresh mint and blackberries.

Marigold Margarita

Ingredients:

• 1 part Sauza® Gold Tequila
• ½ parts DeKuyper® Triple Sec Liqueur
• 2 parts orange juice
• 2 parts lime juice
• 2 parts agave nectar
• Fresh basil for garnish (optional)
• Yellow chili pepper for garnish (optional)

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients to an ice-filled shaker.
2. Shake and strain over ice into glass.
3. Garnish with fresh basil and slices of yellow chili pepper.

Sugar Skull Margarita

Ingredients:

• 1 ½  parts Sauza® Signature Blue Silver 100% Agave Tequila
• 1 ½   parts frozen limeade
• 3 parts fruit punch soda
• Dragon fruit slice for garnish

Directions:

1. Combine tequila, limeade, and fruit punch soda in a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake well.
3. Garnish with a dragon fruit slice.

Want more tequila recipes? Check out Our Master Guide To Tequila Tailgating Cocktails.