Blood Orange Allspice Margarita
A festive winter margarita made with fresh blood orange juice, lime, tequila, and a warming splash of allspice dram. Bright, spiced, and holiday-ready.
Because every drink deserves a beautiful moment.
Ingredients
2 oz tequila (Blanco or Reposado)
2 oz fresh blood orange juice
¾ oz fresh lime juice
½ oz allspice dram
¼ oz agave syrup (eliminate if using a sugar rim)
Optional: coarse sugar or salt for the rim
Garnish: blood orange slice, cinnamon stick
Instructions
Rim a rocks glass with salt or sugar and fill with crushed ice.
Add tequila, blood orange juice, lime juice, allspice dram, and agave to a shaker.
Fill with ice and shake for 10–12 seconds until very cold.
Strain into the prepared glass.
Garnish with a blood orange slice and cinnamon stick.
Notes from the Bar
Tequila Choice
Use Blanco for a bright, crisp margarita or Reposado for a warmer, rounder flavor that plays beautifully with the allspice dram.
Rim Options
This cocktail works with either a salt rim or a sugar rim. If you choose a sugar rim, you may want to skip or reduce the agave so the drink doesn’t lean too sweet.
Blood Orange Tip
Blood oranges vary in sweetness. If yours are very sweet, reduce the agave; if they’re tart, a touch extra may be perfect.
Allspice Dram
Allspice dram is potent. ½ oz is enough to bring warm holiday spice without overwhelming the citrus.
Ice Matters
Crushed ice gives this margarita its festive frostiness and softens the spices as it melts.
Batch for 6
12 oz tequila
12 oz blood orange juice
4½ oz lime juice
3 oz allspice dram
1½–2 oz agave (adjust to taste or eliminate if using sugar rims)
Shake each serving over ice before pouring.
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Make It a Date Nite
This cocktail is part of something bigger for us. It's a ritual we return to week after week.
Each week, we create a Date Nite designed around one drink, one thoughtful menu, and the feeling of slowing down together. The kind of night where the table is set with intention, the music hums softly in the background, and the evening unfolds without rushing.
For this Date Nite, we’ve paired a cocktail with a cozy, make-ahead-friendly menu, so you can enjoy the process without spending the whole night in the kitchen. We also include little touches we love like timing notes, a head start option, and a playlist to set the mood. Feel to pair the meal with any of our cocktails.
It’s not about perfection. It’s about presence. And turning an ordinary night at home into something that feels quietly special.
Each Date Nite includes a curated menu, cocktail pairing and a playlist, as well as another thoughtful extras like make-ahead tips, leftover ideas or table talk prompts to carry the night.
Kevin & Kate
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