Midnight Blue Margarita

The Margarita is a quintessential sunny-day drink. This dark blue variation on that classic is a little sweeter and looks a lot more dramatic. You could use lime instead of lemon or use more lemon if you want it more tart. Photo by Jackson Stakeman.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz tequila blanco
  • .5 oz blue curacao
  • .75 oz blueberry syrup*
  • .5 oz meyer lemon juice

Instructions

Shake ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker, then serve in a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with blueberries speared on a cocktail toothpick. *Blueberry syrup .5 cups water .5 cups sugar .5 cups blueberries Bring ingredients to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Let the mixture cool, then strain out blueberries.