Blackberry Vanilla Margarita

You can never go wrong with a good margarita. I mean, ever. I love the combination of blackberries and vanilla because it’s almost like a winning combination of sweet and savory flavors. With that said, get into this recipe!

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. blanco tequila

• .5 oz. Grand Marnier

• .5 oz. Agave Syrup

• .5 oz. lime juice

• .25 oz. vanilla extract

• 8 blackberries

Instructions:

1. If you like salt on your margarita, run a quarter of a lime wedge around the rim of your glass and dip the rim in salt.

2. Muddle 5 blackberries in your cocktail shaker.

3. Add tequila, Grand Marnier, lime juice, and vanilla extract to your cocktail shaker.

4. Shake for 10-15 seconds until chilled.

5. Fill your glass with fresh ice and strain the contents of the cocktail shaker into your glass.

6. Garnish with a the remaining blackberries and enjoy!

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A '10K on Instagram' Celebration Cocktail!

Ya girl has finally made it! I’ve finally reached 10,000 followers on Instagram! Woohoo! This means I now have access to the mythical ‘Swipe Up’ feature…a dream for all influencers!

I created a poll on my stories of my favorite ingredients and my audience voted. So this cocktail, which I’ve appropriately named ‘The Swipe Up’, was crafted by you, my audience!

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Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Tequila (I used Black-owned Anteel’s Coconut Lime)

• 2 oz. fresh blood orange juice

• .75 oz. lime juice

• .5 oz. agave nectar

• 3-4 dashes orange bitters

• Prosecco or champagne, to top

• Blood orange or lime wedge, for garnish

Instructions:

1. Place all ingredients except the Prosecco into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

2. Shake for about 15 seconds strain into your champagne flute.

3. Top with Prosecco and garnish with blood orange or lime wedge.

4. Enjoy!

Thank you for the support, y’all! Thank you for liking, commenting and sharing my content. It means the world to me as I build Will Drink For Travel. Cheers to the next 10k!

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