Mardi Gras Margarita: A Cocktail with El Guapo Cocktail Syrups
Sep 01, 2025
If you want to feel the Mardi Gras spirit without leaving your kitchen, this Mardi Gras Margarita is your ticket. It is festive, flavorful and built around two of our favorite El Guapo cocktail syrups. This one proves that a good margarita can get dressed up for Carnival and still keep her dignity. Laissez les bon temps rouler, y’all.
This is not your standard lime and tequila situation. Sweet Potato Syrup adds a warm Louisiana sweetness. A barspoon of Cajun Grenadine brings color and a gentle whisper of spice. The result is a bright, joyful margarita with real New Orleans personality.
What Makes This Mardi Gras Margarita Unique?
Sweet potato and cajun spice are the secret here. They soften the citrus and deepen the tequila. The cocktail stays familiar but picks up a touch of Southern flair. It is festive without being fussy and flavorful without leaning sweet.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Tequila
- 0.5 oz Cointreau
- 1.5 oz Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
- 0.5 oz El Guapo™ Sweet Potato Syrup
- 1 Barspoon El Guapo™ Cajun Grenadine
- Fresh yard flowers for garnish
How to Make the Mardi Gras Margarita
- Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice.
- Shake until cold and bright.
- Strain into your favorite vintage glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with yard flowers and enjoy the moment.
The Festive Flavor Anchors: El Guapo Cocktail Syrups
This margarita owes its entire personality to our Sweet Potato Syrup and Cajun Grenadine. The Sweet Potato Syrup brings warm spice and rich Louisiana sweetness. The Cajun Grenadine adds color and a slow-building heat that feels right at home during Carnival. When used together they turn a familiar margarita into a celebratory, uniquely Southern cocktail. Bartenders swear by and grandmothers hoard these syrups for a reason.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of tequila works best?
A clean blanco tequila. You want the agave to shine and leave room for the syrups to do their magic.
Why use El Guapo syrups?
The Sweet Potato Syrup adds warm depth reminiscent of king cake. The Cajun Grenadine adds color and a gentle cayenne kick. Together they create a true Mardi Gras flavor profile.
What does “Laissez les bon temps rouler” mean?
It translates to “Let the good times roll.” We live by it around here.
