This Blackberry Margarita is a fruity tequila cocktail that's made with fresh blackberries, lime juice, and flavored with Chambord. It has all the wonderfully tart flavors of a standard margarita with a berry twist.
The perfect cocktail for summer to enjoy all those fresh blackberries or serve it up as a deliciously dark cocktail, known as the Black Widow drink, for Halloween.
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Berry Cocktails
Summer brings fresh berries and, there’s no doubt about it, that fresh ingredients make the best cocktails. Lemons and limes are cocktail staples but when berries come in season their vibrant color and sweet flavors are the perfect addition to cocktails. Whether you have a taste for classic flavors, or love trying out something new, berry cocktails are the perfect drinks to cool off during the hot summer, enjoy while hosting a barbecue, or make a special occasion even more special.
Berries can be muddled, juiced, skewered, and sliced for simple ways to add dimension, vibrance, and beauty to any drink. Try a fresh Blueberry Mojito, Raspberry Daiquiri, or Strawberry Martini, and enjoy the sweet flavor of your favorite berries.
Why You'll Love This Blackberry Margarita Recipe
The drink has that wonderful tart edge you expect from a margarita and a smooth blackberry flavor enhanced by Chambord. It has a touch of sweetness from the fresh blackberries and Grand Marnier but can be sweetened up more with agave or simple syrup.
These blackberry margaritas are great to make for two but even better to make for a crowd. They're perfect for warm summer days, enjoying the flavors of blackberry season, or, with their dark color, planning a themed party for Halloween.
Ingredients
Here's what you need for this berry margarita:
- Blackberries
- Tequila
- Chambord
- Grand Marnier
- Pomegranate Juice or Cranberry Juice
- Limes for juice and wedges
- Salt or Sugar for rimming the glass (optional)
- Ice
What is the best tequila for a margarita?
Now you're probably wondering what the best tequila is to make this blackberry margarita. Truth to tell, most margaritas are best made with silver tequila, such as Silver Patron, Don Julio Blanco, or Herradura Silver. I've found that Jose Cuervo Especial, a less costly option, works as well.
The silver has a stronger, more straightforward agave taste, a spicy finish, and is clear, allowing you to control the drink's color. It really is the perfect complement to a margarita's tartness.
How to Make a Blackberry Margarita
- Place blackberries in a cocktail shaker and muddle them well.
- Pour in tequila.
- Add Chambord.
- Pour in pomegranate juice or cranberry juice.
- To finish, add Grand Marnier and lime juice to the shaker. If you are not using Grand Marnier, you might want to add a touch of agave or simple syrup to take away some of the tartness.
- Add ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into an ice-filled glass that has been rimmed with salt and add a slice of lime.
How to Garnish a Blackberry Margarita
- Rim the glass with salt or sugar. Coarse salt and sugar are best.
- Fresh blackberries dropped in the drink or on a cocktail skewer.
- Lime wedge or wheel on the side of the glass.
Recipe Variations
This blackberry margarita on the rocks can also be made frozen or by the pitcher. You can also serve it in a martini glass.
Frozen
- Place all the ingredients in a blender with 1 cup of ice.
- Blend and pour into a sugar-rimmed glass.
Pitcher
Here are the quantities of the ingredients to make 10 servings that fit a standard-sized pitcher:
- 30 Blackberries
- 15 ounces Tequila
- 7.5 ounces Chambord
- 2.5 ounces Grand Marnier
- 15 ounces Pomegranate Juice
- 3.75 ounces Lime Juice
For muddling the blackberries, place them in a bowl and use a muddler or the back of a large wooden spoon to mash them. Pour the mashed blueberries into the pitcher. Add the other ingredients and stir.
If making the pitcher of margaritas ahead of time, refrigerate it until serving. If serving immediately, add ice to the pitcher.
Black Widow Cocktail for Halloween
This blackberry margarita with its dark red, almost black color, is a perfect cocktail for Halloween. It can be an elegant drink with a simple garnish of lime and blackberry or a little more ghoulish.
How to Garnish a Black Widow Drink
Putting a red or black margarita salt or sugar rim on the glass just finishes this blackberry Halloween cocktail off with style.
And sticking with the theme, a hairy spider hanging off the side of the glass.
You can also drop a few chips of dry ice into the glass for an eerie bubbling and foggy effect to elevate the drink to spectacular!
How to Make Red or Black Margarita Salt or Sugar
It's easy to do!
- Place coarse salt or sugar in a plastic ziptop bag.
- Add a few drops of red or black food coloring. Seal the bag.
- Use your fingers to mush around the bag to mix the coloring with the salt or sugar.
- Pour the salt or sugar on a flat plate then rub the rim of a glass with lime and dip into sugar.
More Margarita Recipes
Apple Cider Margarita has all the flavors of your favorite margarita but dressed up for fall.
White Christmas Margarita is decked out for Christmas using white cranberry juice and a touch of coconut to the mix.
Strawberry Lemonade Margarita combines all the refreshing flavors of summer in one refreshing drink
Texas Margarita will warm you up with the heat from jalapeno slices mixed with tart lime juice, sweet orange juice, and loads of bubbles.
Find lots of margarita recipes here on 2CM!
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Blackberry Margarita (Black Widow Drink)
Ingredients
- 6 blackberries fresh or frozen (thawed)
- 3 oz tequila
- 1 ½ oz Chambord
- 3 oz pomegranate juice or cranberry juice
- ¾ oz lime juice
- ½ oz Grand Marnier optional
- Garnish: lime wedge blackberries, colored salt or sugar rim
Instructions
- Prepare glass by rubbing rim with lime wedge then dipping into salt or sugar that has been spread on a plate. To color salt or sugar see notes.
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle blackberries.
- Pour in tequila, Chambord, pomegranate juice, lime juice and Grand Marnier.
- Shake with ice.
- Pour through strainer into prepared glasses filled with ice.
- Garnish with lime wedge, fresh blackberries, and, for Halloween, a spider.
Notes
Nutrition
This post has been updated to help you make the best margarita. It was first published on September 27, 2020.
