grapefruit margarita with ginger salt rim
On the road again!
Mr. B and I are bound for the Little Apple this weekend, or a place I like to call Manhappiness. Manhattan, KS has a special place in my heart. Not only is it the town of my college alma mater, but it’s where Mr. B and I fell in luvvvvvvv, and where I met my best gaggle of G-phi friends. I swear it’s the source of my existence.
Anyways, we are spending time with family, checking on the restaurants: Harry’s & Bourbon & Baker, and celebrating my father-in-law, who is getting inducted into the Engineer Hall of Fame at Kansas State University. So, it’s going to be a full, fun-packed weekend!
But before we dive into the weekend shenanigans, I thought we needed some giggle juice to warm us up. This Grapefruit Margarita with Ginger Salt Rim is completely inspired by my trip to Deer Valley. We had happy hour at the St. Regis and I ordered this margarita. I was a little skeptical because sometimes the marg I don’t exactly see eye to eye.
My friend Erin ordered one, too. Well, my friends, this is now my go-to summer drink. Why I haven’t been ginger-salting my rim on every cocktail is beyond me. Plus, this margarita has all the usual suspects, i.e, tequila, but the splash of ginger beer make this drink Manhappiness approved.
Catch y’all on the giggle side.
Grapefruit Margarita with Ginger Salt Rim
Ingredients:
1/2 cup grapefruit juice
1/2 cup tequila
1/2 cup triple sec
2 tablespoons ginger beer
4 tablespoons lime juice
2 lime wedges
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1/3 cup kosher salt
Ice
Directions:
In a small bowl, add salt and ginger. Use your fingers to mix the salt and ginger together. It's okay if the mixture is a little clumpy.
Take a lime wedge and rub the rim of each class. Then, dunk the top of the rim into ginger salt. In a pitcher, combine the first five ingredients. Fill glasses with ice and pour margarita mixture over the ice. Serve immediately.
This was SOOOO GOOD. Glad you made it at home. Because now I can too. Hope the trip is great! XO
Dude, can we go back to Deer Valley? Miss you girls like whoa.
Yum!! Your weekend sounds like so much fun! And the cocktail is awesome! Ginger is one of my very favorite things (and I actually just recently shared a ginger/tequila cocktail on my blog). Have a great weekend 🙂
I will definitely have to check it out! Thanks, Jessica. And have a wonderful weekend, too!
The drink looks great! And congrats to your father-in-law, how cool is that.
Thanks, Naomi! It should be a fun weekend overall. xoxo
I love that ginger salt! This sounds so yummy!
I’m a big margarita fan but I was complaining only yesterday that it’s been way too long since I had one. I know what I’ll be drinking this weekend!
Awww how I love the little apple!
Congrats to your father-in-law…what a great achievement!
You should drive just a bit further into KS and bring me one of these drinks 😉
Holy BLEEP!!! Why have I never made ginger salt?!?!?! I want to just stick my fork in ginger salt before every bite of food I eat!!! Missing our time together at DV!!
My brother graduated from K-State back in 2006. Love your blog!
PLEASE PLEASE come live with me and make me drinks!!! I beg of you! Michigan is oh so loverly;)
I hope you have an amazing weekend! This ginger salted grapefruit margarita looks like a must try! I know what you mean about not always seeing eye to eye with margs but I know I can see eye to eye with this awesome marg. Thanks, Lauren! Happy weekend 🙂
What a GREAT weekend!! Hope you have a fantabulous time! And these? I will totally require one, or two!
wow does this look yummy! with the weather getting warmer, nothing sounds better than a boozy, fruity drink 🙂
If I request ginger salt the next time I”m at a bar do you think they’ll kick me out? WHat if I carry it around with me and insist that they dip my cup in it? Well, either way, it’s happening!
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