I cannot get enough of Margaritas this week! I wanted to feature a wine Margarita today that is so good and refreshing. It is made with red wine syrup which is combined with watermelon. This combination is the perfect hot weather wine cocktail. The red wine syrup adds a buttery sweetness to the drink which balances out the tequila! Drink up this week and celebrate summer with a refreshing red wine cocktail!
Ingredients:
- 1.5 ounces of tequila
- 2 tablespoons of red wine syrup (See recipe below*)
- 3 ounces of watermelon juice (see recipe below*)
- 1 ounce of Grand Marnier
- ½ lime, juiced (extra slice for garnish)
- 1 cup of ice
Garnish: 1 slice of lime and sugar rim
Instructions:
- In a cocktail shaker add tequila, wine syrup, watermelon juice, Grand Marnier, lime juice and ½ cup of ice
- Shake until mixed and chilled
- Add ½ cup of ice to serving glass
- Strain mixture into serving glass
- Garnish with lime slice and sugar rim
*Recipe: Red Wine Syrup
Ingredients:
- 4 ounces of red wine (I used Malbec*)
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
Instructions:
- In a sauce pan combine red wine and sugar.
- Let it boil for until sugar dissolves
- Let mixture it cool
