Margarita Spritzer (Skinny Margarita Recipe)
This take on a Skinny Margarita is topped with sparkling water to create a refreshing Margarita Spritzer. A perfect warm-weather cocktail, it's lighter than the traditional drink and uses real fresh fruit juice.
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If you’re looking for a lighter take on a classic cocktail, this Margarita Spritzer delivers all the bright citrus flavor you love with a lighter, more refreshing finish. Think of it as part classic margarita and part skinny margarita recipe with a splash of sparkling water for a bubbly finish.
This version skips store-bought mixers and focuses on fresh-squeezed lime and orange juices, reposado tequila, and just a touch of agave syrup for sweetness. A splash of sparkling water gives it that spritzer-style finish that makes it especially appealing for warm summer days and casual gatherings.
Why You’ll Love This Margarita Spritzer
- A lighter, refreshing twist on a classic margarita
- Made with fresh-squeezed juice and only 4 key ingredients
- Lower in sugar than traditional margaritas
- Perfect for warm weather, happy hour, or casual entertaining
- Easy to customize or make into a batch cocktail
What is a Margarita Spritzer?
A margarita spritzer is an even lighter version of a skinny margarita recipe, made with fresh-squeezed lime and orange juices, tequila, agave syrup, and a splash of sparkling water.
The short ingredient list leads to a more refreshing cocktail that is lower in alcohol and sugar. That’s good news if you’re looking for something light and refreshing that won’t result in a guaranteed hangover.
Tips for this Skinny Margarita Recipe
This skinny margarita recipe has all the same elements, only adding one additional topping of a splash of sparkling water for bubbles. These tips will ensure you get the highest-quality results.
- Use fresh citrus: Squeeze limes and oranges for the juice to get the most “real” flavor possible. Canned juices work but won’t be the same.
- Adjust sweetness to taste: Just a little bit of agave syrup helps lift the sweetness of the orange juice to balance the sour of the lime juice to achieve the classic margarita flavor.
- Choose a good tequila: Quality ingredients matter, especially when it comes to the alcohol. Pick a blanco (silver) or reposado tequila that has good flavor on its own.
- Don’t skip the bubbles: Topo Chico is my preferred sparkling water for this drink, but canned soda water also works. Just stick with an unflavored version to let the other ingredients shine.
This Margarita Spritzer is proof that a refreshing cocktail can be shaken up in a few minutes with the right ingredients. If you like the simplicity of this drink, try the Carajillo recipe, which only requires two ingredients.
Margarita Spritzer (Skinny Margarita Recipe)
Ingredients
- 2 ounces reposado tequila, or silver
- 1 ½ ounces fresh lime juice
- ½ ounce fresh orange juice
- ½ ounce agave syrup
- 3 ounces sparkling water
- Ice
- Lime slice, to garnish
- Margarita salt, or Tajín, optional garnish
Instructions
- Rim a glass with lime slice and dip in salt or Tajín, if desired.
- Fill the glass with ice.
- Add tequila, lime juice, orange juice, and agave syrup to a cocktail shaker. Top with ice.
- Secure lid and shake to combine. Pour into prepared glass.
- Top with sparkling water, and stir gently.
- Garnish with a lime slice to serve.
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