It’s National Tequila Day!!
Blackberry Margarita
Can you tell I’m excited? Let’s celebrate together with this bold blackberry beauty!!
Blackberries hold a very special place in this girl’s heart. Growing up wild blackberries flooded our backyard, the next door neighbor’s yard and all along the fence of the house on the corner of our street.
My mom and Mr. Lee (our next door neighbor) would spend long summer hours picking, picking, picking blackberries. Us kids only picked enough to stash away in the freezer. Once frozen they were plopped into a bowl with a sprinkle of sugar.
Heaven in a bowl on a hot Texas summer day. So today when the heat index climbs to a sweltering 110 degrees. I plan to celebrate National Tequila Day with a blackberry margarita.
I shall sip and I shall count my days left here in Edinburg, because next year I along with my kids will spend our summer hours picking blackberries. I can’t wait! Enjoy!
Blackberry Margarita
by Sweet Life
by Vianney Rodriguez
makes 4 margaritas
salt
lime wedges
1 cup tequila
1 cup blackberry juice
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup Cointreau
ice cubes
On a small plate spread salt. With lime wedges moisten rim of 6 ounce glasses. Dip glasses into salt. Place glasses into freezer to chill.
In a pitcher combine tequila, blackberry juice, lime juice and Cointreau. Remove glasses from freezer and serve margarita mixture over ice. Garnish with lime slices.
Celebrate National Tequila Day with….
Margarita Mania
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This looks amazing. Cant wait to try this one
I saw this picture on pinterest and I just had to have the recipe!
thanks!
How is it that I’m craving these after all those tequila shots the other night? How?!
It must be your beautiful photography (:
and those glasses are really rather stunning (provided they aren’t the product of my tequila-befuddled mind!)
I think we must be twins from a former life because I also spend most of my weekends coming up with new margarita flavors… my friends and family don’t mind at all. When you make juice for all your margaritas, are you just using a juicer for everything?
Hey Lindsey!! I use my juicer to make the fresh juice. You could also use a blender, but for the blackberry feel free to strain the bits!! Hope you give it a try!! thanks for stopping by.
bonnie at Sweet Life
Ay..no good! You made me crave this now!! I really need to try this..blackberries and tequila? nice!
I wish i could pick blackberries. Yum! What a gorgeous drink! I would love to have one with a few good friends on a hot night. Thanks for sharing.
When I first say the beautiful photograph, I thought, refreshing. Then I read the ingredients and I made the face you make when you bite into lime! The tartness is bound to cool you down!
Wow, it’s only 10 a.m. and now I want to have this drink. It looks so good! Thanks for sharing your memories and this wonderful recipe!
This looks AMAZING! Great recipe and can’t wait to try it. I love blackberries too and am always looking for new ways to use them. What better way than in a margarita? Thanks!
this margarita looks so darn good….. You don’t even know it Bonnie…. but I am a cheerleader of many of your recipes! 🙂 Your my kind of cook. I want to find myself in your kitchen one day. 🙂
Oh oh oh! This looks too juicy — and full of antioxidants so healthy, right? 😉 Mmmmm…..
Looks good! I’ll try it! At least you get some antioxidants.
Blackberries – Good for the skin!
Beautiful pictures!
mmm.. que ricoooooooo!!!
I love blackberries and margaritas.. this looks great..!
que refrescante! y pensar que tengo tantos blackberries in my freezer that I need to use!! great colors!
That looks amazing! Love this color 🙂
Oh my! This looks great! I am loving all the new fruit inspired margaritas, such a yummy twist on one of my favorite drinks!
I seriously need to make this!
Wow! That is incredible! And it looks delicioso! Who would have guessed you could mix this up?
That is one sexy looking margarita. I will definitely be making some.
Yes – I love blackberries too! Looks AMAZING!
Looks so yummy and refreshing. I am sure it tastes out of this world. Perfectly paired sweetness from the fruit with the tang of the tequila! Truly unique!
What an elegant looking drink. Great way to beat the summer heat while staying super stylish!
*kisses* HH
not many beverages wound me the way tequila does–it’s got a power over me! this is beautiful drink, though, and might be willing to brave the repercussions… 🙂
Happy National Tequila Day! Your Blackberry Margarita is the best way to celebrate it. 😉
Ohh, don’t do this to meeee. Words cannot express how much I need a margarita right now. It looks gorgeous! I love how you adapted a childhood favourite to suit your more grown-up
Btw, carrot margarita? Must see!
xx
Thanks for the heads up on Tequila day. Before this day is out I shall do an proper salud! to tequila. Beautiful margarita!
National Margarita Day? I’m in. This looks divine.
oh my, who da thunk it – just fascinating every week and this one has got to be the most original I know, have never heard of a blackberry one before, but then, they don’t let me out too often….
I did not know that…and me with no tequila 🙁 I shall enjoy yours vicariously…I love the color on that marg, it’s fantastic. Salud!
As always your margs are mouth watering! I just posted a new margarita recipe too — I LOVE that we have an excuse to drink on a Sunday. LOL! Have a wonderful National Tequila Day. Salud amiga!
Gah! How am I missing national tequila day??? This drink looks fantastic.
My hubby will be in his element when I tell him it’s National Tequila Day. What a lovely childhood memory.
🙂 Mandy
I think I will celebrate with you from afar with one of these!
Marvelous! I’m a big fan of blackberries.
Cheers,
Rosa