This beautiful cocktail is a twist on the classic, infused with real, fresh blueberries and freshly squeezed lime juice. The blueberry margarita is stunning and perfect for summer sipping, not to mention, it's delicious and full of natural flavours and colours.

A blueberry margarita with blueberries, lilacs, and a lime.

Because of its natural, vibrant pink colour this would also be a great cocktail for pink-themed events, such as Valentine's Day. But my favourite time to make them is in the summer when blueberries are at their ripest - sweet and juicy.

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Ingredients
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📖 Recipe

Close up of a blueberry margarita garnished with blueberries and lilacs.

Ingredients

Fresh blueberries - Delicious, fresh berries are what this cocktail is all about.
Silver tequila - Also known as blanco tequila.
Cointreau - This adds citrus and depth to the cocktail.
Freshly squeezed lime juice - For bright citrus flavour, perfect for enhancing the fresh blueberry.
Agave syrup - I used organic blue agave syrup.
Salt - I used my blueberry salt to rim the glasses for this drink. It's very easy to make and so pretty. Or, you can just use kosher salt or a coarse sea salt.
Ice

See the recipe card below for quantities.

Substitutions

Tequila - If you're not a fan of tequila, vodka would also taste great in this cocktail.
Agave syrup - Substitute with simple syrup.
Blueberry salt - Use kosher salt or coarse sea salt.

Variations

Sugar-free - Swap the agave syrup for a few drops of pure liquid stevia for a sugar-free version. Be careful to not to add too much as stevia is very sweet.
Melon - For another delicious variation of the margarita, you should try my melon margarita that is infused with real honeydew melon and so refreshing.

Instructions

Dip the edges of a rocks glass in agave syrup and then in blueberry salt (or another coarse salt) to rim it. Fill with ice then set aside.

Muddle the blueberries in a cocktail shaker.

Add tequila, Cointreau, the agave syrup, and a few ice cubes.

Shake the cocktail shaker vigorously for 20 seconds. Taste test and add more sweetener if desired.

Strain the blueberry margarita through a fine sieve into the prepared glass.

A blueberry margarita decorated with blueberries and lilacs.

Equipment

Making this blueberry margarita requires a cocktail shaker, a muddler, and a fine sieve. You can find all of these pieces in this cocktail bar set. You will also need a rocks glass for serving.