This Rum Margarita recipe is truly the BEST! Easily made with your choice of rum, orange liqueur (or freshly squeezed orange juice), lime juice, agave, and a flaky salt rim to finish it off. There’s nothing more perfect than these refreshing rum margaritas on the patio for warmer days!
Don’t have tequila on hand? All you need is a few simple ingredients to make the BEST EVER Rum Margarita recipe! Whether you’re making a single serving, a few margaritas, or a pitcher, you’ll love how simple and flavorful this recipe is. It’s a classic margarita, but made with rum instead! Shake it together for a refreshing warm-weather drink that everyone will be obsessed with.
Here’s What’s In This Post
- Are Margaritas Made with Rum or Tequila?
- Can You Make Margaritas with Rum?
- Rum Margarita Recipe – Ingredients
- How to Make Rum Margaritas
- Variations
- More Cocktails You’ll Love
Are Margaritas Made with Rum or Tequila?
Typically, margaritas are made with tequila. However, it is possible to make a delicious margarita with rum!
Can You Make Margaritas with Rum?
Absolutely! Making margaritas with rum instead of tequila can be a simple swap with the right recipe.
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Rum Margarita Recipe – Ingredients
These refreshing rum margaritas are made with just a few simple ingredients:
Rum – White rum works great in margarita recipes, but gold rum, dark rum, or any type of rum should work!
Orange Liqueur – Cointreau or Triple Sec are both great in this recipe. Don’t have orange liqueur on hand? You can substitute with 1 ounce of freshly squeezed orange juice and 1-2 teaspoons of agave syrup instead!
Lime Juice – Fresh lime juice is a staple in margarita recipes! So good. You can substitute lemon juice if you absolutely need to, but there’s nothing like the flavor of lime in margaritas.
Agave – If you’re using an orange liqueur, you may want to add a teaspoon of agave syrup if you enjoy a sweeter margarita. Regular or raw sugar works, too! If you prefer a less-sweet margarita, feel free to leave it out.
Ice – Add as much ice to your glass and cocktail shaker as you’d like!
Margarita Salt + Lime Wedge – And of course, you can’t have a margarita without that next-level salt rim on your margarita glass! It’s always optional, but so delicious if you go for it. You can use a margarita lime salt, but any type of coarse (or even regular) salt will work great!
How to Make Rum Margaritas
On The Rocks
Making margaritas with rum instead of tequila is so easy! Here’s how to mix them together:
- Rim the glass with a little bit of lime juice and margarita salt.
- Shake the rum, orange liqueur, lime juice, and agave together in a cocktail shaker.
- Pour into your glass (filled with lots of ice).
- Garnish with a lime wedge and enjoy!
Frozen Margarita
To make a frozen rum margarita:
- Rim your glass with a little bit of lime juice and margarita salt.
- Blend the rum, orange liqueur, lime juice, agave, and ice together in a blender.
- Pour into your glass, garnish with lime, and enjoy!
Variations
Pineapple Rum Margaritas
Want to add a tropical twist? Turn this recipe into a tropical rum margarita by simply adding 1 ounce of pineapple juice. Feel free to garnish with a pineapple wedge, too!
Rum and Margarita Mix
Have margarita mix on hand? Simply add a splash of rum to your margarita mix, shake together, pour over ice, and you’re good to go!
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The BEST Rum Margaritas
Ingredients
- 2 ounces rum
- 1 ounce orange liqueur (Cointreau or Triple Sec) or 1 ounce fresh orange juice + 2 teaspoons agave
- 1 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 teaspoon agave syrup optional
- ice
- margarita salt
- lime wedge
Instructions
- Coat the glass rim with lime juice and dip the edge of the rim into a bowl of margarita salt (or any type of coarse salt), turning until the entire rim is salted.
- Fill the glass with ice.
- Combine rum, orange liqueur, lime juice, and agave syrup (optional) in a cocktail shaker.
- Add ice and shake until well-mixed and chilled.
- Pour the margarita into the glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with a lime wedge and enjoy!
Notes
- Rim your glass with a little bit of lime juice and margarita salt.
- Blend the rum, orange liqueur, lime juice, agave, and ice together in a blender.
- Pour into your glass, garnish with lime, and enjoy!
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Loved the rum substitute here! It added such a nice flavor twist for something different on your typical margarita.
Super refreshing! Loved it so much, it tasted so delicious and very easy recipe! Highly recommended for gatherings.
Your ideas always make my parties unique. My friends loved your rum margaritas, thank you!
I just adore this Rum Margarita !! Using rum instead of tequila gives such a great flavor. This is perfect sweet and tangy at the same . This is my cocktail for this summer.
I had run out of tequila so tried this rum margherita and I was blown away with our good it was! The rum gave the cocktail a different sweetness that tequila doesn’t have it, I loved it!
Never though of making margaritas with rum and they were a total hit! Everyone loved them!
I love rum margaritas and had to give yours a try! It was amazing. Will totally make again!
This was the first time I had a margarita made with rum. It was so smooth. It came out delicious! I will be making this again.
Man these looks super refreshing and delicious!!! I prefer tequila but they still look great!!!
Perfect for summer!
I love this with rum!!
Super tasty…I’ve never tried a margarita with rum instead of tequila, but I’ll be back for more!
I’m so thrilled to try this Rum Margarita recipe.:) Thanks!
This rum margarita will be perfect for my BBQ this weekend! Saving the recipe!
My new favorite margarita recipe!
I love a good margarita and this is a great one! It was just sweet enough, the agave was a perfect touch.
I love a good margarita and this is one of my favorites to make!
This cocktail is super good. Such a creative way to make a margarita!
I have never come across a rum margarita recipe as fantastic as this one. Keep up the great work!
This looks amazing! Really i will try this one.