Easy At Home Margarita Flight

April showers bring May margaritas?? Spring has sprung and margarita season is upon us! Spruce up your At Home Happy Hour with this easy DIY Margarita Flight for two featuring Mixly's Classic Cocktail Kit.

There's nothing that rings in summer like sipping on a freshly made margarita rimmed with sea salt on the recently dusted off patio. After a long day of doing yard work or some spring cleaning, you deserve to treat yourself with a freshly made margarita! 

We've been working behind the bar, mixing and sprucing up some fabulous margarita recipes just in time for summer. What better way to discover which margarita recipe is your favorite than making this absolutely adorable margarita flight at home for you and a guest to enjoy? Discover which margarita is your favorite and decide on your go-to summer margarita recipe. 

Make Your Own Margarita Flight at Home

Making a whole margarita flight at home sounds daunting, but with the help of Mixly's Classic Cocktail Kit, it couldn't be easier to make a unique and refreshing cocktail flight for two in about 15 minutes. 

Mixly's Classic Cocktail kit, features three, 4oz bottles of our top selling cocktail mixers: Pineapple Basil Lime, Grapefruit Jalapeño and Cucumber Mint Lime. Each kit makes about 6 cocktails or enough for 6 margaritas! 

Once you've got your Mixly Classic Cocktail Kit, all you need to do is pick one of the recipes for each flavor from the list below. All of the following recipes yield two margaritas.

Grapefruit Jalapeño Margarita Recipes Options:

1. Easy Spicy Grapefruit Margarita

• 4oz Grapefruit Jalapeño Mixer Mixly 
• 4oz Tequila
• Salt (for the rim)
• Grapefruit Slices (optional for garnish)
  
  

Salt the rim of your glasses and fill with ice. Shake Mixly and tequila in a shaker with ice. Strain into your glasses, garnish with grapefruit slices and enjoy!

2. Extra Spicy Smoky Mezcal Margarita 

• 4oz Grapefruit Jalapeño Mixer Mixly 
• 3oz Mezcal (we love Madre Mezcal)
• 1oz Ancho Reyes Verde Chile Poblano Liqueur
• Salt (for the rim)
• Jalapeño Slices (optional for garnish)
  
  

Salt the rim of your glasses and fill with ice. Shake Mixly, mezcal and liqueur in a shaker with ice. Strain into your glasses, garnish with jalapeño slices and enjoy!

Cucumber Mint Lime Margarita Recipe Options:

1. Easy Cucumber Margarita

• 4oz Cucumber Mint Lime Mixly
• 3oz Tequila
• 1oz Cointreau
• Cucumber Slices (optional for garnish)
  
  

Fill two glasses with ice. Shake Mixly, tequila, and cointreau in a shaker with ice. Strain into your glasses, garnish with fresh cucumber slices and enjoy!

2. Cucumber Tequila High Ball

• 3oz Cucumber Mint Lime Mixly
• 3oz Tequila
• Soda Water
• Lime Wheel (optional for garnish)
  
  

Fill two glasses with ice. Shake Mixly, and tequila in a shaker with ice. Strain into your glasses, top with soda water, garnish with fresh lime wheel and enjoy!

Pineapple Basil Lime Recipe Options: 

 1. Easy Pineapple Margarita

• 4oz Pineapple Basil Lime Mixly
• 4oz Tequila
• Pineapple Wedges (optional for garnish)
  
  

Fill two glasses with ice. Shake Mixly, and tequila in a shaker with ice. Strain into your glasses, garnish with fresh pineapple wedge and enjoy!

2. Smoky Hot Pineapple Margarita

• 4oz Pineapple Basil Lime Mixly
• 3oz Mezcal (we love Madre Mezcal)
• 1oz Ancho Reyes Verde Chile Poblano Liqueur
• Spicy Margarita Salt
• Lime Wheel
  
  

Use your spicy margarita salt to rim your glasses and fill with ice. Shake Mixly, mezcal and liqueur in a shaker with ice. Strain into your glasses, garnish with lime wheels and enjoy!

How To Make a Margarita Flight at Home

Once you've picked your favorite recipe for each flavor from the list above, grab 6 small cocktail glasses, make sure you have some ice and get mixing! 

Don't have a cocktail shaker? Use alternatives like a mason jar with a lid, or a cup with a tight lid. Can't find anything that will work? Just ditch the shaker all together, pour the ingredients over ice, stir and enjoy! Trust us, they will taste just as good.

You'll need 6 glasses for your cocktail flight. We recommend using small, rocks glasses. While you don't need your glasses to match, it does look pretty cute if you're looking to create a pinterest-worthy moment. We used the most adorable mini rocks glasses they aren't to small, but aren't too big, so you can enjoy each flavor without feeling like you didn't get enough or have too much leftover. 

Using a board for your flight is also optional, but if you have one lying around your house, that is a great option! Use a wooden cutting board or serving tray to create a cute, instagram-worthy moment. We used this super light and inexpensive Natural Woven Tray with Handles we got from Target's Hearth and Home with Magnolia collection. The great thing about this tray is that it has little handles and is super light weight making it easy to transport from the bar out to the patio or the pool. 

Garnishes are optional, yes... but, we highly recommend using them! They add a little extra flare and take your DIY margarita flight to the next level. Using garnishes will elevate your cocktails and create texture and add a little extra freshness. 

Have fun with it and let us know what you think! Follow us on instagram and tag us in your margarita flights @mixlycocktailco. 

Cheers,

Megan Sather