Coarse or fine salt used to rim a cocktail glass, most famously in the Margarita. A salted rim contrasts with and enhances the sweetness and acidity of the drink.

A Paloma-Aperol hybrid -- tequila and Aperol with fresh grapefruit and a salt rim create a bittersweet, citrusy Italian-Mexican fusion.

Aperol Paloma Fresh

The house drink of Tequila's La Capilla bar — tequila, cola, and lime in a salt-rimmed glass — an easy, effervescent highball stirred traditionally with a knife.

Batanga

Don Javier Delgado Corona's iconic Tequila, Mexico drink — reposado tequila with fresh lime and cola over ice with a salted rim, stirred with a knife as tradition demands, a Mexican bar staple since the 1960s.

Batanga Reposado

A winter-season margarita washed crimson with blood-orange juice, where the fruit's berry-kissed citrus character adds depth and color to the tequila-lime-triple sec template.

Blood Orange Margarita

The Bloody Mary's agave-powered sibling, swapping vodka for tequila and layering tomato juice with Worcestershire, Tabasco, and lime for a savory, peppery brunch mainstay.

Bloody Maria

The savory brunch standard — vodka stretched with tomato juice, citrus, Worcestershire, and hot sauce — that drinks like a full-bodied, spice-laced sipping soup with a celery crunch.

Bloody Mary

Served in a salt-rimmed clay cup, this Jalisco favorite stretches tequila with orange, grapefruit, and lime juices topped with grapefruit soda for a tart, fizzy, sunshine sipper.

Cantarito

Mexico's answer to the Rum and Coke -- tequila and cola with a squeeze of lime and a salt rim for a simple, crowd-pleasing highball.

Charro Negro

A refreshing margarita variation with muddled fresh cucumber adding a cool, vegetal freshness to the classic tequila-lime-orange formula. Popular at brunch and summer gatherings.

Cucumber Margarita

A tropical frozen Margarita with ripe mango -- blended with ice for a slushy, refreshing Mexican beach drink.

Frozen Mango Margarita

The classic Margarita blended with ice into a slushy frozen drink. The frozen format rounds out the tartness and makes the drink particularly refreshing in warm weather. A staple of Tex-Mex restaurants and outdoor bars.

Frozen Margarita

A classic frozen strawberry Margarita blended with ice -- bright berry sweetness balanced with tequila's kick and lime's tartness.

Frozen Strawberry Margarita

A richer take on the Margarita that swaps standard triple sec for Grand Marnier, pushing the drink toward cognac-kissed orange depth over tequila's agave spine and a salt-rimmed lime bite.

Grand Margarita

A Paloma-adjacent margarita swapping in fresh grapefruit juice for a bittersweet citrus bite that balances tequila, orange liqueur, and lime into a crisp, pink-tinged sour.

Grapefruit Margarita

The fresh-juice Paloma — a squeeze of fresh grapefruit and lime combined with tequila and agave nectar, topped with soda water for effervescence. Using fresh grapefruit instead of grapefruit soda intensifies the bright, bittersweet citrus character.

Grapefruit Paloma

Tropical guava brings a sweet, floral complexity to the classic Margarita -- bright, fruity, and perfect for warm weather sipping.

Guava Margarita

A vibrant ruby-red Margarita using hibiscus-infused grenadine for a floral tartness that complements the tequila and lime beautifully.

Hibiscus Margarita

The spicy margarita in its most direct form — fresh jalapeño muddled and shaken with silver tequila, orange liqueur, and fresh lime juice. The capsaicin from the jalapeño creates a slow-building heat that lingers pleasantly on the palate, balanced by the citrus-sweet framework.

Jalapeño Margarita

A ripe-fruit margarita folding mango purée or juice into tequila and lime for a golden, jammy sour whose tropical sweetness gets a lift from agave bite and a salt rim.

Mango Margarita

The canonical tequila sour, where agave's earthy bite cuts through orange liqueur and fresh lime over a salted rim that sharpens every sip into something bright and moreish.

Margarita

A neon-green twist on the margarita shaking tequila with Midori-style melon liqueur and lime juice for a sweet, honeydew-forward sip over salted ice.

Melon Margarita

A smoky swap on the classic Margarita, trading tequila for mezcal so wood-fire and earth notes lean against sharp lime and orange liqueur sweetness.

Mezcal Margarita

A smoky twist on Mexico's most popular cocktail, swapping tequila for mezcal and layering grapefruit juice and soda over a salted rim for a tart, campfire-kissed highball.

Mezcal Paloma

A Mexican brunch essential that dresses cold beer with lime, tomato, Worcestershire, and hot sauce over a salted rim, landing savory, tangy, and crack-of-dawn refreshing.

Michelada

Mexico's everyday tequila highball, where salty grapefruit soda and fresh lime lift the agave into something long, fizzy, and more refreshing than a margarita could ever be.

Paloma

The original Paloma -- tequila with grapefruit soda and lime in a salted highball, the most popular cocktail in Mexico.

Paloma Classic

A tropical margarita variation using passion fruit liqueur in place of traditional orange liqueur. The passion fruit's floral tartness and vivid color make this a popular modern variant at tropical-themed bars.

Passion Fruit Margarita

A tropical margarita shaking tequila with fresh pineapple juice, lime, and orange liqueur, with agave smoothing the edges into a sunny, sweet-tart sip over salt.

Pineapple Margarita

A jewel-toned margarita variation where pomegranate's tart-sweet juice deepens the usual tequila, lime, and agave build, finished with a salt rim for saline contrast.

Pomegranate Margarita

The legendary Victorian hangover cure -- brandy with Worcestershire, Tabasco, and a whole egg yolk to be consumed in one gulp.

Prairie Oyster

The Paloma dressed up for a party -- fresh grapefruit and lime with tequila topped with prosecco for a celebratory Mexican spritz.

Prosecco Paloma

A tart-leaning margarita muddled with fresh raspberries that sharpens tequila and lime into a ruby-hued sour, where berry jam and salt play against bright agave backbone.

Raspberry Margarita

A salt-rimmed Paloma variant made with tequila, fresh grapefruit juice, and lime served over ice in a highball glass. The salt rim and agave nectar elevate what is otherwise a simple grapefruit-tequila highball.

Salty Chihuahua

A Greyhound with a salted rim, the saline edge sharpening grapefruit's bitterness and vodka's bite into something bracing and palate-awakening.

Salty Dog

A Margarita elevated with prosecco -- the tequila, Cointreau, and lime base is topped with sparkling wine for a festive and fizzy finish.

Sparkling Margarita

A more refined version of the Paloma that replaces grapefruit soda with fresh grapefruit juice and sparkling Prosecco — shaking the tequila base with fresh juice and a little syrup, then topping with bubbles, produces a cleaner, more nuanced grapefruit-agave highball.

Sparkling Paloma

A jalapeño-muddled margarita where fresh chili heat rides on agave and lime, with a salted rim framing the tequila's bright, peppery bite.

Spicy Margarita

A Paloma with a jalapeño kick — fresh grapefruit juice and tequila form the familiar base while muddled jalapeño slices add penetrating heat that builds slowly, balanced by agave nectar and a salted rim. A popular modern upgrade on Mexico's favorite cocktail.

Spicy Paloma

A summer pool favorite that folds strawberry purée into tequila, orange liqueur, and lime, yielding a candy-red sour with ripe-berry sweetness balanced against a salt rim.

Strawberry Margarita

A Mexican Bloody Mary cousin where tequila meets tomato and citrus juices with a shot of grenadine and Tabasco, delivering a savory, spicy sip with a sweet edge.

Vampiro

A seasonal summer Margarita -- fresh watermelon juice and muddled basil with tequila and lime for a herbaceous, refreshing variation.

Watermelon Basil Margarita

A pool-party margarita built on fresh watermelon juice so tequila and lime land with cooling, candy-pink fruit sweetness, rimmed in salt to play off the melon's hint of savor.

Watermelon Margarita

Fresh watermelon juice and tequila in a long format -- a salt rim and lime add the margarita dimension to this cooling summer highball.