This is a fun and delicious chilled fall cocktail to make in the autumn when thoughts turn to warming spices and crisp sweet apples! A generous splash of fresh blood orange juice is mixed in with apple cider, blanco tequila, fresh lemon, and pinches of warming spice. It makes for a delicious fall tequila cocktail you can enjoy throughout the autumn season.

A Simple Yet Festive Fall Margarita Recipe

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The key to this simple and festive fall margarita recipe is the fresh citrus! Be sure to get your hands on some juicy and fresh blood oranges or pick up a little bottle of freshly squeezed blood orange juice from your local grocery store.

You can use a splash or two in this fall tequila cocktail and reserve the rest to splash in with any other festive fall cocktails you might serve up for the season. Blood orange mimosas for brunch the next day are always a hit, too!

Give This Fall Cocktail A Delicious Taste with Easy Ingredients

The rest of this fall drink is built up with a mix of ingredients that give it a delicious taste. Pinches of warm spice and a bit of good quality orange liqueur. This is truly one of my favorite margarita recipes to serve up in the fall due its gorgeous ruby color and hint of warming spice.

A Vibrant and Colorful Fall Tequila Cocktail Just In Time for Autumn…

If you’re in search of colorful and festive fall tequila cocktails or easy apple margaritas, then give this easy blood orange apple cider margarita a try! It’s a vibrant and colorful little sip of autumn mixed up into one delicious tequila cocktail!

To Make This Apple Cider Blood Orange Fall Cocktail You’ll Need:

• Good tequila. Either silver tequila or reposado tequila can be used. A reposado bottle of tequila will be aged one year giving it a rounder taste. The blanco tequila will be young and without aging with that classic agave plant flavor. Either blanco tequila or the aged tequila will work with the bright citrus and spice in this blood orange apple margarita.
• Good quality orange liqueur. I recommend Grand Marnier due to it’s rich and luxurious taste. It adds a little special something extra to the cocktail and builds off of the fresh blood orange flavor in this tequila cocktail recipe.
• Fresh squeezed blood orange juice. It adds bold color, vibrance, and freshness to this festive fall cocktail.
• Your favorite brand of fresh apple cider. If not available, use something comparable like unfiltered Honeycrisp apple juice.
• A dash of prepared simple syrup or agave nectar.
• Fresh lemon juice. Traditionally most people will use lime juice in a margarita. However, the lemon quietly complements the orange and spices in this cocktail blending in seamlessly while balancing everything out.
• Pinches of autumn spice. I dusted in pinches of good quality ground cinnamon and nutmeg for that extra touch of festive fall flavors.

Make A Festive Apple Cider Blood Orange Fall Tequila Cocktail

Grab a mixing glass or cocktail shaker and splash in some tequila and Grand Marnier orange liqueur.

Add Fresh Blood Orange Juice Plus Apple Cider

Next, splash in freshly squeezed blood orange juice and apple cider. To these four ingredients add in the fresh lemon juice and dash of simple syrup.

Using your fingers, sprinkle in a pinch of ground cinnamon and a pinch of ground nutmeg.

Add Fresh Ice and Shake To Combine

Fill the cocktail shaker or glass about three-quarters of the way with fresh ice. Cover, and shake well for a bit until everything is ice cold and well combined.

Strain Blood Orange Apple Cider Cocktail and Serve Chilled

Uncover your ice-filled shaker and strain your nicely chilled ruby colored cocktail into a rocks glass or margarita glass. If desired, swipe your cocktail glass with lemon first, dip in coarse salt, and then strain your cocktail and serve.

Garnish with apple slices or a big wheel of fresh blood orange and a cinnamon stick. A great way to finish this festive fall apple cider cocktail is to dust it with cinnamon right over the top.

Sip and serve this festive fall tequila cocktail throughout the autumn season and the holiday season. You’ll enjoy the crisp apple and citrus flavors that play so well with that hint of tequila and spice shining through. Perfect for all you tequila lovers out there that enjoy refreshing and unique fall cocktails with a little backbone to them.

This is a simple fall cocktail with great flavor that will steal center stage anytime you decide to serve it. In addition to the autumn season, this easy blood orange apple cider cocktail also makes a great Thanksgiving cocktail or festive Christmas tequila cocktail to serve around the holidays!

You might also enjoy a warm orange spiced tea fall cocktail, a jingle & mingle cranberry tequila cocktail, or this gorgeous rosemary apple cider Christmas tequila cocktail.

That gorgeous ruby red color from the floral and fruity blood orange commands all the attention in this easy fall tequila cocktail you’ve just gotta try for autumn.



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