Name: Coffee Margarita
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: Lime wedge; Coarse salt (for the glass rim); Ice; 2 ounces blanco tequila; 1 ounce lime juice; 1 ounce simple syrup (or adjust to taste); ½ ounce coffee liqueur (similar to Kahlua); ½ ounce espresso cold brew

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Try our Coffee Margarita recipe, a unique blend of robust espresso cold brew, smooth tequila, lime juice, and Kahlua. This twist on the classic margarita has a smooth flavor that’s perfectly blended and ready in about 5 minutes. You don’t have to wait for Cinco de Mayo to enjoy this espresso margarita!

Try some of our other favorite coffee drinks like this espresso martini, bailey’s coffee, iced coffee with bailey’s and kahula, and coffee with kahula.

Coffee margarita in a glass with a salt rim.

Kim’s Tips:

Tips

Use fresh brewed espresso instead of cold brew. You’ll want to let it cool to room temperature before adding it to the other ingredients.
To keep the margarita from tasting synthetically sweet, choose unsweetened cold brew.
Make the simple syrup ahead of time and place it in the refrigerator to cool.
Choose your favorite cold brew! The flavor and strength of the cold brew will come through in the margarita. A stronger coffee will result in a more intense flavor in the drink. For more coffee or espresso flavor, choose a dark or french roast. For a milder flavor, choose a light or blonde roast.
Swap the salt rim for a sweet, sugar rim.
To make a less sweet espresso margarita, omit the simple syrup.

Storage:

Storage: Our recipe makes enough for 1 drink, so there’s no need to store.

Freezer: If you’d like to make an extra margarita, you can pour it into an ice cube tray and freeze it. Use the margarita ice cubes in future coffee margaritas!

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