Patch's Happy Hour: Watermelon Margarita

The drink Jimmy Buffet made famous, the Margarita, is a popular drink than can be served shaken with ice, on the rocks, blended with ice (frozen) or without ice (straight up). But no matter how it is served, ideas of bars, guitars and tiki huts can fill the mind of whoever is drinking it.

When the word “margarita” is used by itself, it usually means that it has lemon or lime juice, but there are many variations with different kinds of fruit used for flavoring.

Mike Sharp, a bartender at the Chevys Fresh Mex at Arundel Mills, said their new Watermelon Margarita is by far their most popular drink this summer.

“I suppose there are regular margaritas, but lately we’ve had a lot more requests for the Watermelon Margarita,” said Sharp.

Sharp let Patch in on of the secret ingredients to their new summer drink.

To give their Frozen Watermelon Margarita a try: 

1 oz. Tequila

½ oz. Triple Sec

5 oz. Sour Mix

2 oz. Puréed Watermelon

1 cup Crushed Ice

- Add 1 oz. of tequila into a blender. You may use silver or gold tequila, but most traditional margaritas are made with silver tequila.

- Add ½ oz. of triple sec into the blender as well, followed by 5 oz. of the sour mix.

- Add 2 oz. of fresh, pureed watermelon and 1 cup of crushed ice to the blender and blend the entire mixture on high speed until the ice is well-incorporated.

- Pour margarita salt, or any other coarse salt, onto a plate and dip the rim of the margarita glass into the salt.

- Pour the margarita into the glass and garnish with a fresh lime slice.