Do you love delicious and unique cocktails? Then look no further than these two great margaritas!
In this post we are going to take one of the most popular cocktails to the next level by using Hennessy cognac to create a nontraditional delicious homemade margarita, not once but twice!
Both of these recipes make the perfect drink for Cinco de Mayo which is coming up soon.
If you want some really good food recipes to serve with these drinks, I have some great recipes further down on this post!
#1 – The Hennessy Margarita
The first cocktail is the classic margarita recipe with basically a shot of Hennessy in it.
Who knew it could taste sooo good!
Simple Ingredients For A Hennessy Margarita
What You Will Need:
- Margarita mix
- Fresh orange
- Fresh lime
- Hennessy cognac
- Tequila
- Simple syrup (if you want it on the sweeter side)
- Garnish (lime wedge or orange slice)
Helpful Tools
- Cocktail shaker
- Hand juicer
- Jigger or shot glass
- Cocktail glass- tall glass, highball glass, or margarita glass
How To Make A Hennessy Margarita
- Add fresh ice cubes to a cocktail glass
- Add all the liquid ingredients
- Shake, shake, shake
- Salt the rim of the glass
- Put a few fresh ice cubes in the glass
- Strain into the glass
- Add your favorite garnish
- Say a toast and enjoy
About Hennessy Cognac
The Hennessy company is headquartered in Cognac, France and makes around 85% of the world’s cognac.
Cognac is a variety of brandy made from white wine.
Hennessy VS (Very Special) is one of the most popular cognacs in the world.
It is matured in new oak barrels and has a rich, sweet, oaky, fruity, slightly spicy taste.
#2 – Frozen Strawberry Hennessy Margaritas (also called – A Red Hennessy Slushie)
Ingredients
What You Will Need:
- Fresh strawberries
- Tequila
- Hennessy cognac
- Strawberry syrup
- Fresh lime
- Fresh orange
- Fresh ice
- Sugar (for the rim)
- Garnish – fresh strawberry
Helpful Tools For Hennessy Slushies
- Blender or a slushie machine (if you happen to have one)
- Hand juicer
- Jigger or shot glass
- Cocktail glass- tall glass, highball glass, or margarita glass
How To Make Frozen Strawberry Hennessy Margaritas
- Rinse and hull the strawberries
- Add strawberries to a blender
- All all the liquid ingredients
- Add the ice
- Cover the blender
- Pulse until completely blended with a slushy consistency
7. Sugar the rim of the glass
8. Add your favorite garnish
9. Say a toast and enjoy
Varieties And Substitutions
Tequila blanco – tequila reposado (see FAQ’s)
Fresh juices – try lemon juice, pineapple juice, or fruit juice.
Lime juice – sour mix
Simple syrup – pump up this strong drink even more by adding a shot of orange liqueur such as Grand Marnier, Cointreau, or Triple Sec. I have and it makes a delicious drink!
Garnish – lemon slice, lime slice, lime wheel, fresh strawberries, orange slice, or even a maraschino cherry.
Rim Salt – Tajin Classico Seasoning
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Tequila Blanco and Tequila Reposado?
The main difference between the two tequilas is that one is an aged tequila and the other is not.
Tequila Blanco is bottled right after distillation. Tequila Reposado is aged either in a steel or oak barrel.
Here is a great breakdown for you – Reposado vs Anejo vs Blanco: Which Is The Best?
A lot of Hennessy Margarita recipes call for Reposado due to its oaky, earthy undertones.
I prefer to use Blanco which has notes of pepper and citrus for these recipes because I taste more of the Hennessy. Either one is perfectly fine to use!
What exactly is triple sec?
Triple sec is an orange-flavoured liqueur that originated in France. It usually contains 20–40% alcohol by volume.
Triple sec is rarely consumed neat, but is used in preparing many mixed drinks such as margaritas, cosmopolitans, sidecars, Long Island iced teas, and mai tais. Wikipedia
Can you use frozen strawberries to make a margarita?
Yes, you can use frozen strawberries to make margaritas!
Substitute ice cubes with frozen strawberries.
If the mix seems a little thick after blending, add ice cubes and blend until you get the consistency you want.
Check out other recipes from Join Me In The Kitchen:
- How To Make Torchy’s Tacos Damn Good Queso Dip (Copycat) – super easy!
- Easy Hatch Green Chile Relleno Casserole Recipe – super easy and feeds a crowd!
How To Make The Best Hennessy Margarita
Do you love delicious and unique cocktails? Then look no further than these two great margaritas! We are going to take one of the most popular cocktails to the next level by using Hennessy cognac to create a nontraditional delicious homemade margarita, not once but twice!
Ingredients
- The Hennessy Margarita
- 4 ounces margarita mix
- 2 ounces fresh orange juice – juice of 1 medium size orange
- 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice – juice of 1 lime
- 1 ounce Hennessy cognac
- 1 ounce tequila
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup (if you want it on the sweeter side)
- Garnish (lime wedge or orange slice)
- Frozen Hennessy Margaritas
- 16 ounces fresh strawberries – rinsed and hulled
- 6 ounces tequila
- 4 ounces Hennessy cognac
- 4 ounces strawberry syrup
- 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice – juice of 1 lime
- 2 ounces Fresh orange juice – juice of 1 medium size orange
- 3 – 4 cups fresh ice
- Sugar (for the rim)
- Garnish – fresh strawberry
Instructions
Hennessy Margarita:
- Add fresh ice cubes to a cocktail shaker
- Add all the liquid ingredients: margarita mix, fresh orange juice, fresh lime juice, Hennessy cognac, tequila, simple syrup (if you want it on the sweeter side)
- Shake, shake, shake for at least 30 seconds to blend all those lovely flavors together.
- Salt the rim of the glass
- Put a few fresh ice cubes in the glass
- Strain into the glass
- Add your favorite garnish
- Make a toast and enjoy!
Frozen Strawberry Hennessy Margaritas
- Rinse and hull the strawberries
- Add strawberries to a blender
- All all the liquid ingredients: tequila, Hennessy cognac, strawberry syrup, fresh lime juice, Ffesh orange juice
- Add the ice – 1 cup at a time
- Cover the blender
- Pulse until completely blended with a slushy consistency
- Sugar the rim of the glass
- Add your favorite garnish
- Make a toast and enjoy!
Notes
Helpful Tools
Cocktail shaker
Hand juicer
Jigger or shot glass
Cocktail glass- tall glass, highball glass, margarita glass
For Hennessy Slushies
Blender or a slushie machine (if you happen to have one )
Varieties And Substitutions
Tequila blanco – tequila reposado (see FAQ's)
Fresh juices – try lemon juice, pineapple juice, or fruit juice.
Lime juice – sour mix
Simple Syrup – pump up this strong drink even more by adding a shot of orange liqueur such as Grand Marnier, Cointreau, or Triple Sec. I have and it makes a delicious drink!
Garnish – lemon slice, lime slice, lime wheel, fresh strawberries, orange slice, or even a maraschino cherry.
Rim Salt – Tajin Classico Seasoning
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