Salted, sweet, frozen, or on the rocks – no matter how you spin it, margaritas claimed the spotlight in a glass-clinking celebration on National Margarita Day, inviting cocktail aficionados to indulge in the spirited festivities across various hotspots. According to ABC7 Chicago, RPM Seafood in River North served up a unique twist on the classic margarita, the "Verdant Vices," which includes an ounce of homemade verdita juice, Fortaleza Blanco, agave, guava, and fresh lime juice. Stephanie Tadd, RPM Seafood’s bartender, shared this concoction alongside a recipe for the verdita, a green juice blending pineapple, mint, cilantro, and jalapeño.
Meanwhile, down in Houston, margaritas flowed with local flair and creativity as bars and restaurants offered their takes on the beloved cocktail. Culturemap Houston highlighted a diverse selection including a luxurious $100 margarita flight at Best Regards and Kazzan Ramen and Bar's Japanese-inspired margaritas, notably the matcha margarita and ume margarita that blend silver tequila with unique ingredients like umeboshi and matcha powder, for those looking to sip something out of the ordinary.
Best Regards didn't stop at upscale flights, they also presented patrons with original and spicy margaritas at a pared-down price of $10, as detailed by Culturemap Houston. Jethro's Cocktail Lounge, a retro-inspired Montrose bar, lined up $12 margaritas, featuring innovatively flavored options such as the cilantro-cucumber and guava margaritas, staying open from 1 pm to 1:30 am to ensure revelers got their tequila fix. A more interactive margarita experience awaited visitors at Mexican Sugar, where customers could get custom-mixed margaritas tableside or choose a $22 flight showcasing specialty margaritas.
For music and merrymaking, Monkey's Tail joined the festivities with a live mariachi band and a DJ set, alongside specials like Tommy's margarita priced attractively for the first round and happy hour on other drinks, not to mention the $5 Mexican candy shots, Trattoria Sofia put an Italian twist on the margarita with a concoction featuring Italicus Bergamot Liqueur and Patrón Silver Tequila for a citrusy sip that balanced sweet and bitter notes.
