Tequila Watch Stay UpdatedUpdates
Recipes / Blood Orange Margarita

Blood Orange Margarita

The winter margarita: blood orange brings color and a bitter edge that plain lime cannot, and an optional whisper of Campari leans into it. A clean blanco keeps the whole thing honest.

5 ingredients5 minutesRocksBlood orange half wheel

Ingredients

2 oz Verified Pure blanco tequila
1 oz fresh blood orange juice
0.75 oz triple sec
0.5 oz fresh lime juice
0.25 oz Campari (optional, floated)

Method

  1. Add tequila, blood orange juice, triple sec, and lime to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake until well chilled.
  3. Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
  4. Float the Campari over the back of a spoon if using; garnish with a blood orange half wheel.
Panel note

Blood oranges run December through April. Outside the season, skip the imitation juice and make a Classic Margarita instead; this drink is the fruit or it is nothing.

© 2026 Tequila Watch. Independent and unaffiliated.We fix errors fast and say so. Corrections