5 ways to make a MARGARITA for your face

[@AndersErickson]

So many variations out there! Thought of doing "a million margaritas" video, but who has the time? Visit www.calderalab.com/erickson or use code ERICKSON to get a special discount of 20% off!

[@TroyBrinson]

Maybe next year you could do margarita May?!?

[@als.2983]

Anders, we need to harness your cocktail superpowers. The very reason that so many variations exist is why we need you to share your "4 Must Try Now" variations. Help us kick off our weekend right!

[@aenamabag]

I do a similar mescal margarita but I use Ancho Reyes rather than some slices of hot peppers. It's slightly sweet so I do 3/4 curacao, and 3/4 ancho reyes, and no simple (although I like my drinks less sweet so the agave syrup would still be nice).

[@JensenBrock1]

The ginger grapefruit one makes me think of a dark and stormy had a baby with a grapefruit margarita. Perhaps call it “Tormenta de pomelo” or simply a Margarita Tormentosa

[@deeh9563]

If you could pull off even 50, I’d be impressed - - and I’d love it!!!

[@raoultrahan13]

Okay, so here's an idea. Get some booze, invite some friends over and put an Anders video on repeat and everyone builds there own cocktails. An Anders party!

[@correarc]

I'm literally about to do this idea, but with my wife, with this video for Valentine's Day. She loves margaritas, so there you have it.

[@randalrichmond4358]

Love the Hibiscus variant. I worked in a Mexican Restaurant that had Aguas Frescas like Horchata and Jamaica. Jamaica was made in the traditional way the Mexican owners remembered from their home state of Jalisco with dried hibiscus flowers, ginger, and sugar. I simply added half ounce of fresh lemon and lime with reposado tequila and orange curacao. I called it the Quibiscus. Summertime favorite in the restaurant!

[@Gavinbelson]

Jamaica is a juice? had no idea

[@viridianaalmeidagil8641]

@@Gavinbelson more like a tea, you boil the flower in water and whit the spices, onece don you let it cool and thats it serve whit a bunch of ice, at least thats how it's made were i live

[@reginaschwartz4524]

​@@Gavinbelsonno, it's not. It's a flower and you need to soak it in very hot water to infuse, do not boil. It's quite yummy, refreshing and it helps to lose weight. They sell it everywhere in the States now

[@jaredtrp]

Best line you've said in all your videos, "It's the best part of the tire..." 😁 Thanks for the video! We'll be making all of these.

[@AndersErickson]

Haha - Cheers, Jared!

[@MrWhangdoodles]

I've been making a lot of margaritas lately, so having some tried and tested variations is very welcome. I need to try that hibiscus syrup, thank you Anders for sharing! Great video!

[@AndersErickson]

Cheers, Joonha! Hope you like these recipes. Happy weekend!

[@Anime-yh8qs]

What tequila do you use that taste as good as patron? Help plz lol patron to expensive but I want something good as patron but mot cheap cheap. Lol

[@MrWhangdoodles]

@@Anime-yh8qs I use 1800 for margaritas. It's more suited to it. It's somewhat fruitier and earthier. I live very far from the States, so I can't say how much cheaper it is, but it should be significant.

[@Anime-yh8qs]

@@MrWhangdoodles I tried some the other day it’s perfect that and patron is now my go to! Thanks man

[@MrWhangdoodles]

@@Anime-yh8qs I'm glad to hear it! Have a lovely weekend!

[@brettrandall5520]

Fantastic timing with this video! I just finished my first version of making a chamoy margarita. a friend of mine from mexico is always saying my cocktails are sweet. So I set out to make one with a flavory profile she would like. She said she loves the taste of Chamoy. I broke down the ingredients and set out to make a cocktail have the same profile, but not feel like I just used Chamoy in a normal marg. Chamoy is made from ingredients that represent all the flavors on the palate: Sweet dried apricots, spicy chile de árbol, salty Tajín seasoning, and sour hibiscus flowers. I already was using hibiscus simple in a whiskey sour variation at the bar. But it really wasn't providing a sour taste to it. I also wanted to keep things as simple as possible so I tried to make sure I only needed one syrup for the cocktail. I decided that the heat from the chillies, the flavor from the hibiscus, and the sugar in the syrup would all work well together. But in order to really get that pop of sour I was looking for I added some citric acid to the mix. Basically, I steeped the chillies in hot water, added the dried hibiscus flowers, added citric acid to the sugar and then slowing poured in the sugar to the chillie hibiscus water, stirring the whole time. Once I had the simple syrup it was a pretty easy build of: 2 oz blanco tequila, 1 oz apricot juice, 3/4 oz simple. Served with a Tajin rim. Worked really well.

[@RegglarGuy]

I love the "half salt" idea. Never thought of just doing one side, and sometimes, I find myself either craving or getting sick of the salt and sweeping it off. So simple. "Facil" even.

[@leobrad2199]

Truly! At first I like it, but it gets old real fast.

[@emmamarkel8410]

No need to go by the traditional recipe, choose to have your cocktails according to whatever you're feeling at the moment!

[@timboerger2240]

I gasped when you introduced the hibiscus margarita. My God, that's brilliant. My thanks to Shannon for coming up with a drink which is going into my regular rotation.

[@crisjm9566]

It’s an old popular margarita style

[@Giovannyhk]

Down in Mexico they substitute it with mezcal..it's amazing too try it if you have mezcal around

[@mph7282]

@@crisjm9566 yeah, lots of people have claimed to have invented it in recent years, but the hibiscus margarita has been around for a long time.

[@lockiea1]

Made it, along with homemade hibiscus syrup. Thank you!!

[@lisahyndman]

I made the OG, Spicy and Hibiscus this weekend for my mom’s 71st birthday and each recipe was a MUST HAVE for everyone. I got repeats and demands constantly throughout the day. 💚

[@BartendingPro]

Spicy margs with Mescal are absolutely incredible, highly recommended (along with all these). Ancho Reyes liqueur also a great option instead of jalapeños for a kiss of some sweet while dialing back the heat a notch or two. Nice work as always sir 🍻

[@jimmydane34]

Smoke and spice 1 1/2 teq 1/2 mezcal (or less teq n more mezcal to your preference) 3/4 lime 3/4 cointreu 1/4 agave Dash habernaro tintcure Salt rim Served up in coupe glass Smokey. Spicy. Touch of sweet, salty, tart, acidic, dry, refreshing, boozy, tangy. U get all.the flavors in such a simple build. And no ice to dilute. Served up for a consistsnt boozy but refreshing drink

[@MannyKings5]

It’s always funny when the whites discover Chile en polvo for fruits or mixed drinks.

[@dkuemps4831]

Ahhhh, a new Anders Erickson video. That Friday feeling has finally arrived.

[@AndersErickson]

Haha happy weekend!

[@Psy-Krow]

I just started my bar and cocktail journey 2 weeks ago in large part thanks to your channel. You make this so approachable, so thanks for the great content! Going to keep it simple and do the classic! probably going to have a few people where i work that will join me for cocktail hour on the 5th so I'll get to practice making multiples at once. I'm excited

[@IFranchisedI]

Your videos have become a staple of unwinding at the end of my day. Even if I don’t feel like drinking or mixing at the end of it they always put a smile on my face. Your energy and this channel in general makes me happy. Thanks for being awesome !

[@AndersErickson]

Appreciate the kind words - thank you! Happy you're enjoying the content. Cheers!

[@ZacharyWelker]

I personally love using Fresno Chiles instead of Jalapeños. I think their slight flavor differences work really well with Mezcal specifically. I also love the slight red tint it gives the drink.

[@soundhealingbygene]

i could binge watch all your videos. you have a fun personality and make each video entertaining and informative

[@KamiInValhalla]

The hibiscus one looks great 🌺

[@dnasberg]

We, my wife and I, recently subscribed! We really like the production value of your videos, very well put together. You bring a real interest to the art of mixing drinks. Not to mention it's just good to have some fun watching someone who obviously enjoys what they're doing. So kudos to you! Oh, and we want to do a tiki night this summer so how about a top five tiki drink list?

[@winnies.1094]

I love seeing the measuring cup being held onto the tint without leaving a syrup circle on the table. How convenient and what a genius creation!

[@neon_berni]

I’m a new subscriber and, after the few videos of yours that I’ve watched, I can tell that you are low-key dismantling toxic masculinity bit by bit - absolutely love it! And love your videos too 💛🍸

[@michaelmead5880]

The second I saw margarita’s I just had to click and watch. Love the content and these drinks. Currently drinking a dark and stormy. Cheers!

[@fortytwo5960]

Margaritas are probably my favorite drink to make while at work, gotta try the strawberry one, that texture looks insanely good.

[@maaingan]

Wait wait, you mean like you’re actually at work, drinking margs?!

[@emmamarkel8410]

Are you a bartender or should we be concerned? Or both? 😅

[@ChemistryTalkwithDan]

Those are all so good! I do prefer a mix of the classic and Tommy's margarita by doing .5 oz. each of triple sec and agave syrup. Liber & Co makes a blood orange cordial that can be used to make a blood orange margarita which is also excellent. Oh, and for a bit of whimsy on May 4, slice your lime into wedges, and position them like ears on your glass. You now have a Yoda-rita!

[@billnicesun3613]

Hi Anders! We made the hibiscus syrup and the hibiscus margarita. A pure delight!!! Thanks a lot ! Merci beaucoup !

[@mightytom1]

“It’s the best part of the tire.” 🤣 That caught me off guard!

[@HarrierMan99]

Made the classic version last night and it was a hit with the family. I used the Milagro Reposado but substituted Grand Marnier for the orange curacao. Added just a tiny bit of agave syrup (about a 1/4 of an ounce). Tasted great! It will be fun to play around with different versions of this using other brands of tequila and such. Great video, Anders!

[@zhompi]

if you replace the tequila to mezcal on the last one you should get: Besos de Mezcal 1 1/2 oz (45 ml) Mezcal 1 oz (30 ml) Agave Syrup 1/2 oz (15 ml) Hibiscus Syrup Juice from two limes.

[@lawrencespies8674]

While i love a great Margarita. The Paloma has been at the top of the tequila cocktails leader board at my house for the past year or so. I use fresh grapefruit juice, Ruby Red grapefruit, when i can find it and also top off with grapefruit soda. These Margaritas look delicious!

[@edmundooliver7584]

you mean Squirt soda?

[@lawrencespies8674]

@@edmundooliver7584 Yes or grapefruit soda of your choice.

[@Lotusblessings816]

Cheers to Sharon! My restaurant that I work at has a cocktail named “The Rude Frenchie” which is literally a margarita with Bissap (hibiscus juice in many languages but bissap in Senegal 🇸🇳!) and I love the added clove note to the SS! But I’ll use a SS we make with rosemary and honey to enrich and deepen the flavor. But instead I’d 3/4 I’ll use 1/2 because the honey is so rich. Such a great cocktail!

[@DwightMS1]

Anders, I made the grapefruit-ginger version this evening. I'll definitely put this one in my rotation. I love how the grapefruit and ginger flavors are so subtle and don't compete with the tequila--beautifully balanced.

[@kap5160]

Made my first margarita from scratch following your video. Thanks for the great channel!

[@turoczy_]

I keep coming back to this one. Especially with the weather in the northern hemisphere beginning to warm up 🤗

[@amberhutchins5989]

WATERMELON JALAPENO MARGARITAS W/salted rim NOT sugar ARE MY FAVORITE! I make them at home quite often. Seriously THE BEST!!!

[@richmosley2519]

I made a mezcal margarita last night! We had a severe orange liqueur drought until recently here in Oregon. Nice to see Cointreau and others back on shelves.

[@AndersErickson]

Orange liqueur drought sounds brutal. Happy you got some back in!

[@richmosley2519]

@@AndersErickson It was dreadful. I now keep a backup of Pierre Ferrand as well in case of near-term supply chain issues. Thanks again for a great video! Who doesn't love a well balanced margarita? Simple, easy to remember recipe, and very easy to batch out for parties.

[@lonebrat]

So I'm a luddite. My favorite is a Cadillac Margarita - 2 oz. Herradura Reposado, 1 oz. Cointreau, 1/2 oz Agave Nectar and juice from one juicy lime. Shake with lots of small cubes for heavy dilution, pour over fresh small cubes and float one oz of Grand Marnier. It's a beast! One and done, but oh, so delicious! That being said . . . I am intrigued by the Hibiscus Margarita. May have to branch out. Love your channel!

[@jschoenack]

TO THE BAR!

[@mic3a26]

Your videos make my day. Your instructional and anecdotal delivery is a perfect balance of education and entertainment. No, I'm not kidding. That is all. Well, that and I probably need a hobby (ok, another hobby). Have a great weekend.

[@Captain_Mike82]

For the ginger grapefruit. Use a coffee grinder on some candied ginger, mix with the salt on the rim.

[@Pseudonym394]

I've got some hibiscus-cello (limoncello, but hibiscus flowers instead of lemon rind) in the pantry, it's not quite the same as the syrup but now I've got to try that in a margarita. That combo had never occurred to me, thanks for spreading the word!

[@Giovannyhk]

Down in Mexico I've tried it with mezcal and orange liquor. Pretty darn good

[@etulis]

The Spicy Smokey is SOOO GOOD. Thanks for helping me be a better home mixologist. Such a fan! Don't stop!

[@nicolelyons2682]

The blended strawberry and hibiscus!! This is the best channel for sips, tips and drinks!!

[@sonnydelitee]

Just found your channel a couple days ago and can’t stop watching! Really enjoying all the videos and experimenting with cocktails at home. Looking forward to more videos in the future!

[@plaguetree6920]

I like the new camera angle! Really works for the experimental or variations videos!

[@Franciscoxds]

my favorite is substituting half of the orange liquour with agave nectar and then adding orange bitters to taste. 4oz tequila 2oz of lime juice 1oz orange liquour 1oz agave nectar Salt and orange bitters to taste.

[@JstnMoyer]

At first, I was just going with the smoky spicy because I want to try mezcal… but now I’m preparing to make all of them. Picked up some hibiscus, ginger syrup, mezcal, grapefruit, and tajin today. Cheers

[@jobinvarughese9908]

Congratulations on getting to a quarter million subscribers! Keep the great videos coming!

[@carl_busch]

Margaritas are always great and all of these sound great. Glad you guys are enjoying the coasters.

[@colemowery]

I've been using Pierre Ferrand in my margaritas. I absolutely love it!

[@superangel4545]

I have never really been a alcohol type of person but after finding your channel yesterday I am really tempted to buy the supplies needed to make these at home

[@OldFashionedWays]

who doesn't love a good margarita? your pin about doing "a million margaritas" is my thought on the Old Fashioned Cocktail. I am planning on doing at least 1000. thanks for the inspiration. cheers

[@azilbean]

I've had two insanely good margaritas this year...one was a smokey mezcal, citrus, champagne mimosa and the other was a beautiful hibiscus margarita with dried flowers and fresh lime. So, so good!🍹🍹

[@joejohnson4970]

Strawberry and hibiscus - 2 fresh strawberries, 15ml Agave, 25ml hibiscus, 25ml lime - muddle in tin, 35ml tequila, 15ml cointreau. Shake and dirty pour in a salt rim rocks glass. It's a gooden

[@willismason6447]

Added The Bitter Truth Falernum .75 oz to my Lime Margarita made with half Lalo Blanco Tequila 1 oz and half Casamigos Anjeo tequila 1 oz, Bauchant’s Orange Curaçao 1 oz and 1 oz fresh lime juice served in a chilled large size Nick and Nora. Lalo gives a culinary Agave tequila taste while Casamigos gives rich barrel aged tequila notes. Falernum adds sweetness with more flavor complexity than adding simple syrup. Bauchant is my economy Grand Mariner replacement. Thanks for great cocktail shows.

[@JstnMoyer]

After making all of these (except the hibiscus one), I realized I get a nice interaction between the smoky mezcal and the ginger syrup. A smoky spicy combo. Extra ginger is always good. And grapefruit juice brings a bitterness that’s fun counter with other ingredients. 3/4 oz lime juice 3/4 oz curaçao 3/4 oz grapefruit juice 1/2 oz ginger syrup 1.5 oz reposado tequila 1/2 oz mezcal Optional 2 muddled slices of jalapeño pepper for more spiciness Get good dilution on the shake.

[@All-fire-baby405]

Thanks for mentioning Shannon’s book! I have a friend that’s having a tiki bar installed in his yard this summer and it will be an awesome opening the tiki bar gift! 🙏🏻💜

[@doloressanchez3891]

Will definitely try them. You may want to try also the mango or tamarind frozen margaritas, they are amazing. 🍸😊

[@enmodo]

I love grapefruit and ginger so that one had to be my second cocktail you've made that I copied. The other was corn and oil, my wife loves it too. Thanks for the inspiration and cheers to you both!

[@patrick3294]

I love the comment about the frozen. "Get over it." Love the videos.

[@robertmorenoii4399]

Shanon thank you for taking credit for a drink that’s probably been made in Mexico for many many years

[@andrewkirby7379]

fantastic as always. how do remember what you are going to say. I can't thank you enough for getting me through my isolation when I had covid. thank you both so much.

[@jaychildmusic]

Grapefruit ginger margarita is a top seller at my bar!! Thank you sir!

[@bloodmorel]

I do like the sound of the grapefruit and ginger margarita!

[@boozeontherocks]

Hey Anders, Margaritas are some of my favorite cocktails, you can do so much with them. Great selections!!

[@AndersErickson]

Cheers, David! I'm with you - there's a margarita out there for everyone!

[@poonomify]

I will be happy if you check my cocktail videos also. Thanks

[@peterkhallberg]

I infused homegrown, smoked chili in vodka and added (it got quite strong so 3 ml was sufficient) to a classic margarita. Another way of doing a smoky spicy I guess. It was delicious!

[@CoolHistoryBro]

Margarita is my favorite cocktail 😍 Your channel is the best ❤️

[@chrisismail]

I'll be making the classic , strawberry. And the ginger one this weekend for my b'day.

[@eddygarcia3435]

Margarita Ahumada (Smokey Margarita in Spanish) La Fresita (The Baby Strawberry also can mean The preppy girl) La dama de jengibre (Lady of Ginger) hahaha I'm gonna try making these since I haven't made a margarita yet! Thanks for the idea this weekend!

[@AndersErickson]

Love the names! Cheers to you!

[@emman_rod]

YT dropping the ball on showing me your vids on my feed. Now my notifications are on. Great vid bro. Cheers.

[@andrewxiong5840]

Thanks Anders, I needed this list to hopefully usher in the warmer weather here in MIlwaukee. Cheers to you and Az!

[@nickmonts]

My wife was under the weather so I made some ginger syrup for her tea. Then I went to the bar to make the ginger grapefruit. Excellent drink 👍

[@chandaharkins4418]

Yum! That grapefruit ginger one looks especially intruiging. Thanks!

[@ian3314]

Great video as always. That ad spot was awesome, cracked me up.

[@gordonbowe]

Ive been drinking mezcal margaritas for ever and somehow never even thought to make them spicy. Ill have to give that a try. Thanks. And subscribed!

[@perediablo1]

Thanks for the great videos! It's almost Margarita Monday!

[@SpektakOne]

I might go for a variation of the Grapefruit Ginger one; I’ve tried Kevin Kos’ take on citrus “superjuices” from a number of weeks back, and I’ve loved them so much that I’ve been using them to create an endless supply of lemonade/limeade/orangeade. Subbing out the lime in yours for grapefruit superjuice would provide a nice, dry kick.

[@father_jordan]

Immediately added strawberries to my shopping list. Now I've got a craving for some 'ritas

[@WhiskeySugarBitters]

I'm gonna try the grapefruit-ginger one. Genius! 😁 Oh, and I met Shannon once at an event she was hosting. Such a nice person!

[@PapaMead]

I make this really good margarita at home I lovee. 2oz Tequila, 1/2oz Chambord, 3/4oz Lime Juice, 3/4 Simple syrup. Very good!

[@donnahaynes2380]

I'm going to make the hibiscus margarita! Thank you for the recipes!

[@goudagirl6095]

LOVED all of these recipes....I even have a good sized bag of hibiscus flowers hiding somewhere in my cupboard, woo hoo! Tajin is KILLER on watermelon and mango...it's similar to what street vendors use in Mexico: lime, salt, chili!

[@lemonysnick5171]

Haha had a good laugh at 5:17. Great video, Anders!

[@GrotrianSeiler]

The entertainment value of these videos is insane.

[@TiaChichaCocina]

I will probably be making the hibiscus ❤

[@bethanyhill9830]

Margarita madness situation. LOVE IT

[@Summer_Lee]

These look so good!! Can you a couple of videos on mocktails for pregnant people to drink?

[@jurgenandrag3181]

I made a fassionola cordial for hurricanes. So riffing off of 'Home sip Cocktails', I use 1 ounce cordial, half ounce lime superjuice, 1 & half ounces tequila. So similar to the hibiscus one.

[@joelsanchez341]

Great fruit and ginger, sounds refreshing. Let's call it the refreshing margarita

[@Itsstimmie]

This is TOO good! We had to link this video to our blog to share with our audience. (And SUBSCRIBE). forever fans over here!

[@426superbee4]

My favorite drink. I love them on the rocks or frozen

[@jma0277]

That spicy jalapeño one was outstanding! Thank you! My go to for this coming summer.

[@kenneththomson5968]

Just made the Grapefruit ginger margarita. Thanks.

[@CheryshDakota]

I’m going to make them all! New bartender here. Love your content

[@yodhanhunter]

Definitely going to make all five of them. I frequently make a traditional margarita and sometimes make is with mezcal. The addition of the jalapeño sounds amazing.

[@ashaneomacattack]

Margarita is my go to cocktail at home so this is a fun video to add to the repertoire

[@simonwhitehouse4950]

I have a bottle of Fortaleza, that classic looks like a perfect match 🌵

[@sonyahampton4642]

ALL OF THEM TOMORROW WHILE I ENJOY THE HEAT! Thanks!!!

[@Sir-Seaniel]

I’ve been making lately a nice spicy marg. I use 2 ounces ghost tequila, half ounce like juice, half ounce agave nectar, 2 ounces pineapple juice, and then I rim the glass with a coconut lime sea salt mix. Absolutely fantastic imo. And even if this doesn’t sound good, I recommend picking up that salt for food or other drinks, it’s amazing.

[@ladycb09]

Where do you get it from?

[@that_si_chick7]

In the process right now of making the hibiscus syrup! I’ll be making the hibiscus margarita for my soon to be parents & me! Thank you again for all the drinks you share!

[@that_si_chick7]

Update! This is amazing! We all love it! Thank you again🤙🏻

[@kingkristo_1776]

Nice. Gunna try to make the syrup before the weekend

[@aiden7690]

One of my favorite cocktails. I like to add egg white to the classic margarita for a silky smooth texture. Slightly related, I watched your Penicillin video the other day and it gave me an idea for a Tequila variation, I call it the Amoxicillin. I tried 4 different recipe ideas before settling on this one, but I'd love to see your take on it; I'm sure you could improve upon it. Amoxicillin 1/4 oz. Habanero infused Rich Demerara Syrup 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice 1 oz. Mango Nectar 2 oz. Reposado Tequila Float Mezcal

[@mikemontgomery8892]

BOOM... I love this episode, will be making them all !

[@paulgoodwin81]

I do a frozen passion margarita with a tajin rim. Also a classic with jalepeno infused tequilla. Absolutely amazing. Love the video as always Anders.