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Red Currant Margarita with Ginger Sugar Rim

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You are going to love the sweet-tart qualities in this fresh red currant margarita recipe.

Course ginger sugar on the rim brings out the best of this drink’s flavors.

Two martini glasses filled with red currant margaritas. Fresh red currants are draped over the rim of each glass.

Red Currants and Fun Facts

I feel like I scored at our local produce market this week. They had both red and white currants for only $4 a pint. I almost never see fresh red currants, so I quickly grabbed a box of each color. The color of these tart berries is so pretty, I decided to make a fun happy hour cocktail with them.

  • Red currants are primarily ripe in the summer, as most berries are. They come in Red, white, and black varieties.
  • These berries are tart!
  • Currants are considered super-fruits and they have many nutritional benefits including Vitamins C, K, Magnesium, and Potassium. They are also high in antioxidants.
  • Did you know red currant is in many facial masks because they are considered to firm up your skin?

A shaker is pouring the red currant margarita into a tall martini glass.

Now that you know so much more about this berry, let’s talk about margaritas! My thought for this craft cocktail was to combine margarita flavors with the tart berries, and to add a little sweet orange juice to counteract the tartness.

The ginger sugar that I used on the rim adds the finishing touches and really compliments the margarita flavors.

Looking down from the top view of two margarita glasses filled with red currant margaritas. Ginger sugar lines each rim.

Fun Appetizers to Enjoy with Margaritas:

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Things You Need To Make This Recipe:

  1. A cocktail set makes it easy to strain this liquor into your glasses.
  2. Ginger sugar for the rim.

(*Note, you can also make your own ginger sugar with these easy tips!)

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How to make a margarita with red currants:

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Red Currant Margarita with Ginger Sugar
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
 

These easy red currant margaritas with a ginger sugar rim are perfect for happy hour.

Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 drinks
Calories: 298 kcal
Author: Sandi Gaertner
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup red currants
  • 2 limes juiced
  • 1 orange juiced
  • 2 tablespoons raspberry Torani syrup
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3 ounces tequila
  • 2 ounces orange liquor
  • 1 tablespoon ginger sugar
Instructions

  1. Add ice to a cocktail shaker. 

  2. Mash the red currants and add to a cocktail shaker.

  3. Add in the rest of the ingredients except the ginger sugar.

  4. Rub lime around the rim of the glass. Roll the rim in the ginger sugar.

  5. Strain the margarita into each margarita glass and drink cold.

Nutrition Facts
Red Currant Margarita with Ginger Sugar
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 298
% Daily Value*
Sodium 17mg 1%
Potassium 225mg 6%
Total Carbohydrates 40g 13%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Sugars 32g
Protein 1g 2%
Vitamin A 3.6%
Vitamin C 72.8%
Calcium 4.8%
Iron 7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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These red currant margaritas with a ginger sugar rim are the perfect happy hour cocktail. Full of fresh fruit flavors and the best tequila. #cocktails #redcurrants #margarita

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  5. we grow a lot of different currant types in europe at my parents home. It’s kind of an unofficial regional fruit in the Austrian alps. ^.^ I wonder if I could try this with red currant syrup too as the fresh red currant season is long over.

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  10. I love currants! I usually only see recipes made with blackcurrants, so it’s nice to see this made with red currants! Happy weekend!

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