How to Fiesta from Home: Unmasking Two (Unstoppable) Margarita Recipes

April 19, 2020 - San Antonio

By Jade Esteban Estrada - Staff Writer, San Antonio Sentinel

Although these uncertain times have forced the postponement of Fiesta until November, it’s still possible to keep San Antonio’s tradition alive from the safety of your own home. If you find yourself missing your favorite Fiesta cocktail, Diana Barrios Treviño and Jeret Peña, two of the hospitality industry’s brightest stars, have been kind enough to share their wisdom via a pair of Fiesta-inspired margaritas that will surely liven up your stay-at-home pachanga.

The first recipe on deck is Margarita’s Margarita by Barrios Treviño of Los Barrios Family Restaurants. In case you haven’t heard, they know a thing or two about what makes a fiesta drink not just great, but truly memorable.

Ingredients 

• 1.5 oz Hornitos Tequila (Blanco or Reposado)

• ¾ oz Cointreau

• Ice

• ¾ oz fresh lime juice

• Fresh orange juice from ½ an orange 

• Salt

Preparation

Add the ice to your shaker, pour the tequila and Cointreau into the shaker. Add fresh lime juice, followed by fresh orange juice. Drop half of the orange into the shaker. Shake to mix. 

Finish & Serve

Pour into a salt-rimmed glass filled with ice and serve to the ones you love.

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You look like you’re ready for another round and Peña’s “The Puro Rita” is seriously all the rage. If your feeling adventurous, here’s what you’ll need: 

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz Casamigos Tequila

• 0.5 oz Key Lime Juice 

• ¼ of the juice of a Persian Lime 

• 2 dashes aromatic bitters

• Chamoy

• Tajin 

• Ice

Preparation

Add the ice to your shaker, pour the tequila and orange liquor. 

Add fresh Key Lime juice, followed by Persian Lime juice.

Shake to mix. 

Finish & Serve

Dress your glass using Chamoy and Tajin powder, pour the mixture from the shaker into your glass over ice. 

Top with aromatic bitters and serve.  

One last thing: Make a toast to your health, and then say, “Viva Fiesta!”

Jade Esteban Estrada is a staff writer at the San Antonio Sentinel. He can be reached at jade@sasentinel.com.