Kelsey
Feb 21, 2022
Spicy margaritas are a Rich & Kitch favorite cocktail! To craft up the perfect spicy margarita inspired by Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, it all starts with good tequila (like Clase Azul or Casamigos), a jalapeño or habanero pepper, limes/juice, salt, & ice! Here are some of our favorite spicy margarita recipes you can find in this blog post:
Pineapple Jalapeño Margarita
Frozen Mango Margarita
Guava or Blood Orange Margarita
Habanero Margarita
Our love for spicy margaritas makes sense after many years of traveling to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Rich & Kitch are known for crafting up new spicy margarita recipes, so we had to share some of our favorites with you! A spicy margarita can be enjoyed any time of the year and we like to pretend like we're in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico every time we're drinking margs! Tag me on insta @kitchensinkit once you try one of our Rich & Kitch spicy margarita recipes!
SPICY MARGARITA ESSENTIALS
Clase Azul or Casamigos Tequila
Bag of limes
Spicy peppers & juice or sugar (recipes below)
Salt (+ chili powder/cayenne pepper for some of the recipes) or Tajín
Ice
BAR ESSENTIALS
Having good barware really makes a difference when perfecting your spicy margarita!
Now time for the best spicy margarita recipes by kitchensinkit!
PINEAPPLE JALAPENO MARGARITA RECIPE FOR 2
5oz tequila
1 jalapeño
2 limes
A splash of pineapple juice (from the can or freshly juiced)
Ice
Salt
Muddle 2-3 slices of jalapeño in your shaker (the more seeds you muddle, the spicier it will be!)
Add juice from 2 limes
Splash of pineapple juice
5oz tequila
Shake with ice
Salt the rims of your margarita glasses
*Put salt in a shallow bowl
*Take a lime wedge around the outside of your glass
*Dip glass into the salt
Fill your margarita glasses with ice & garnish each glass with a jalapeño slice & extra slices in your drink
Pour your shaker into your prepared glasses & enjoy!
FROZEN MANGO MARGARITA WITH CHILI LIME SALT RIM RECIPE FOR 2
5oz tequila
2 limes
1 cup chopped mango (you can also use mango nectar & enjoy over ice)
Ice
Add the above ingredients to a blender
Salt the rims of your margarita glasses
*Put salt, chili powder, & cayenne pepper (optional for extra spice) in a shallow bowl
*Take a lime wedge around the outside of your glass
*Dip glass into the salt/chili powder mixture
Pour your blender into your prepared glasses & enjoy!
GUAVA OR BLOOD ORANGE MARGARITA RECIPE FOR 2
5oz tequila
2 limes
1 jalapeño (optional for a garnish)
A splash of guava nectar OR freshly squeezed blood orange juice
Ice
Salt
Juice from 2 limes
Splash of guava nectar OR blood orange juice
5oz tequila
Shake with ice
Salt the rims of your margarita glasses
*Put salt in a shallow bowl
*Take a lime wedge around the outside of your glass
*Dip glass into the salt
Fill your margarita glasses with ice & garnish each glass with a jalapeño slice (optional)
Pour your shaker into your prepared glasses & enjoy!
HABANERO MARGARITA RECIPE RECIPE FOR 2
Have to give Jetset Christina credit for this spicy margarita recipe. However, we didn’t use Cointreau/Triple Sec since I’m not a huge fan of that flavor in my margaritas, and we made a few other modifications so our version of the recipe is below! On Instagram, she also recommended making the simple syrup with coconut sugar. This makes the margarita brown, so it's not the prettiest, but it is SO good! This spicy margarita recipe is currently my favorite.
5oz tequila
2 limes
Habanero + coconut sugar simple syrup
Ice
Salt
1/2 cup coconut sugar
1/2 cup water
1 finely chopped habanero pepper (use 1/2 of the pepper for less spice)
bring all ingredients to a boil on the stove top until sugar is dissolved. Let it cool & store it in the fridge.
Juice from 2 limes
Splash of habanero + coconut sugar simple syrup
5oz tequila
Shake with ice
Salt the rims of your margarita glasses (enjoy with a chili-lime salt rim for an extra kick!)
*Put salt, chili powder, & cayenne pepper (optional for extra spice) in a shallow bowl
*Take a lime wedge around the outside of your glass
*Dip glass into the salt/chili powder mixture
Fill your margarita glasses with ice
Pour your shaker into your prepared glasses & enjoy!
All of these margs are relatively healthy for a cocktail, not too sweet & not too spicy (I love the heat but my husband/bartender we call Ricardo can’t handle as much as I can lol), and super refreshing! I have also noticed my hangovers aren’t too bad when drinking tequila, so there’s a perk to that too! If you want to make these spicy margaritas even more refreshing/not as strong, you can add Lime La Croix!
If you want even more Rich & Kitch spicy margarita recipes, check out our Strawberry Habanero Margarita Recipe here!