Cherry + Rhubarb Margarita

Made with a wonderful, simple syrup made with Michigan cherries, rhubarb, and tequila, this margarita is here to get the party started.

With fresh rhubarb and cherries plentiful, serve your guests our Cherry + Rhubarb margarita this summer! 

Cherry + Rhubarb Margarita

 What you’ll appreciate about this lil number is how it is a tidy go-to cocktail that’ll knock their socks off and is easy to put together.

Well, you will definitely see red, in a good way.

This crowd pleaser will plaster a knowing smile on your face and signal to everyone within pouring distance that you are a home bartending force to be reckoned with!

Making the Cherry Rhubarb Syrup

The base of this cocktail begins with a wonderful simple syrup of Michigan cherries and rhubarb. It consists of two cups of water, two cups of granulated sugar, a cup of pitted cherries with the stems removed, and a cupful of rhubarb cut into one-inch pieces.

Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat for two minutes, then mash the fruit with a potato masher to release the juices.

Remove the mixture from the heat source and place on a tight-fitting lid.

Allow the syrup to stew for fifteen minutes, then strain it through a fine-mesh sieve into a Mason jar with a lid.

Store on the shelf of your home bar and enjoy. 

More Rhubarb Drink Recipes:

Rhubarb & Strawberry Bourbon

Lavender + Rhubarb Gin

Bluebarb Frozen Slush

This cocktail is a great one to play around with. Add your favorite tequila, vodka, rum, or bourbon (I really love the bourbon one) and get your margarita ready for the break of dawn. 

Summer Cocktail: Cherry + Rhubarb Margarita

(2 Servings)

Ingredients:

• 4 ounces of tequila
• 2 ounces fresh lime juice
• 2 1/2 ounce cherry rhubarb simple syrup (recipe listed above in the post) 
• 4 dashes cherry bitters
• 4 frozen cherry popsicles
• 2 1/2 cups of ice

Prep:

• Rim margarita glasses with coarse salt

Directions:

1. Add tequila, fresh lime juice, cherry rhubarb simple syrup, cherry bitters, cherry popsicles, and ice to a blender.
2. Close the lid and pulse until the ingredients resemble a slush.
3. Pour into two margarita glasses with salt on the rims.
4. Garnish with a wedge of lime and a whole stemmed cherry wrapped in a sliver of fresh rhubarb.
5. Serve.

How to make Cherry Rhubarb Simple Syrup:

Ingredients:

• 8-10 ripe sweet Michigan cherries
• 1 large stalk of rhubarb, cut into one-inch pieces
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup water

Directions:

1. Place a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Add one cup of water and one cup of granulated sugar.
3. Add the cherries with the pits removed and the rhubarb.
4. Continue to cook the fruit until the rhubarb becomes tender.
5. Using a potato masher, press the cherries and rhubarb to release the juices.
6. Remove the mixture from the heat and place a tight-fitting lid onto the pan.
7. Allow the simple syrup to steep for 10 minutes.
8. Strain the syrup through a fine mesh sieve into a small Mason jar. Allow the syrup to cool before using. 

Use in cocktails or other flavored drinks.

Warning: This is one of those cocktails you’ll return to again and again, like a moth to the thristy flame.

Raise a glass and let this one remind you of long, wonderfully hot, sunshiny summer days.

It will become an ideal accompaniment to just about anything associated with summertime fun.

The taste of Michigan cherries and backyard garden rhubarb—how much more comfort cocktail can you get?! 

 

 

So, tell me, what is your favorite margarita, or do you, like me, switch it up from time to time?

 

I would love to read all about it. Drop us a line or leave a comment below and blow our minds!

 

Cheers!

More Margarita Recipes:

Cherry Margarita

Strawberry Margarita

Bourbon Margarita Punch

Cherry + Rhubarb Margarita

Enjoy the refreshing flavors of summer with this Cherry + Rhubarb Margarita. A perfect cocktail idea for warm weather, featuring cherry rhubarb simple syrup, fresh lime juice, and a twist of cherry bitters. Ideal for your next backyard gathering or casual get-together!

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Course: Cocktails

Cuisine: American

Servings: 2

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Ingredients

 

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• 4 ounces of tequila
• 2 ounces fresh lime juice
• 2 1/2 ounce cherry rhubarb simple syrup recipe listed above in the post
• 4 dashes cherry bitters
• 4 frozen cherry popsicles
• 2 1/2 cups of ice

Instructions

• Rim margarita glasses with coarse salt
• Add tequila, fresh lime juice, cherry rhubarb simple syrup, cherry bitters, cherry popsicles, and ice to a blender.
• Close the lid and pulse until the ingredients resemble a slush.
• Pour into two margarita glasses with salt on the rims.
• Garnish with a wedge of lime and a whole stemmed cherry wrapped in a sliver of fresh rhubarb.
• Serve.

Notes

How to make Cherry Rhubarb Simple Syrup:

Ingredients:

8-10 ripe sweet Michigan cherries

1 large stalk of rhubarb, cut into one-inch pieces

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup water

Directions:

Place a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.

Add one cup of water and one cup of granulated sugar.

Add the cherries with the pits removed and the rhubarb.

Continue to cook the fruit until the rhubarb becomes tender.

Using a potato masher, press the cherries and rhubarb to release the juices.

Remove the mixture from the heat and place a tight-fitting lid onto the pan.

Allow the simple syrup to steep for 10 minutes.

Strain the syrup through a fine mesh sieve into a small Mason jar. Allow the syrup to cool before using. 

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