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National Margarita Day is Friday February 22nd and thankfully we have four stellar ways to quench your thirst this week-end! You can order them blended or on the rocks, but salt, lime and tequila reign supreme in this perennially popular cocktail. Check out these local libations and mark your calendar to waste away in Margaritaville this Friday. Happy sipping!
via Hecho en Oak Park Instagram
Hecho en Oak Park offers a refreshing margarita to celebrate National Margarita Day!
via The Heritage
The Heritage, in Forest Park, is putting a twist on their classic Something & Tonic cocktail, the Something & Tonic Margarita ($11); this drink will be offered all week.
Bonus! The Heritage shared their recipe for this gorgeous riff on a margarita!
Ingredients:
- .75 oz. Piedra Azul Blanco Tequila
- .75 oz. Del Maguey Vida Mezcal
- .75 oz. Fresh lime juice
- .5 oz. Orange liqueur
- .25 oz. Simple syrup
- .25 oz. Benedictine
Instructions:
Shake all ingredients in cocktail shaker. Rim 1/3 of Coupe glass with salt. Strain cocktail into Coupe glass. Garnish with lime wedge.
Tacabron's version of a margarita is called the Tacarita; you can snap up a cold beverage and a few tacos to satisfy your margarita desires!
Paloma or Margarita? Why not have both? Lake Street Kitchen + Bar makes a delicious, mash-up cocktail that meets the criteria for National Margarita Day! We even made a video about it; check it out here.