Orange POP Hallo-Rita Margarita! Easy Tequila Halloween Drink
A boozy splash of silver tequila marries with black sugars, salt, agave, lime, and orange soda pop to make a bad-to-the bone tequila cocktail just in time for Halloween!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 oz Blanco Tequila - good quality such as Patron, Don Julio, Lost Altos, or Espolon silver tequila.
- ½ oz Agave Nectar
- ½ oz Fresh Lime Juice - freshly squeezed
- 1½ oz Bubbly Orange Soda Pop - such as Fanta, Jarritos Mandarin, or Sunkist
- 1 tsp Black or Orange Sanding Sugars
- 1 tsp Coarse Salt
- 1 slice Fresh Orange or Lime Wheels - for garnish
- Skull Cocktail Skewers - optional for decor
Instructions
- Grab a small plate and add 1 tsp black sanding sugar plus 1 tsp coarse sea salt. Swipe the rim of your rocks glass with a fresh wedge of lime. Now dip rocks glass into the mixture to coat the rim and set aside.
- In a cocktail shaker, using a jigger to measure, splash in fresh lime juice, agave nectar, and 2 oz of good quality silver tequila.
- Fill the shaker halfway with fresh ice. Cover and shake vigorously. Pour this shaken mixture into a rocks glass, ice and all, and top off with 1 and 1/2 to 2 oz of the orange soda pop to taste.
- Top with fresh lime wheels or fresh orange wheels. Serve ice cold, serve immediately.
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