Maybe you are about to have your girlfriends, family, or a few couples over? If so, get the beer on ice, the apps ready and of course make Classic Margarita's by the pitcher! This Classic Margarita Pitcher Recipe is a reader favorite and guaranteed to make your evening a fun one!
To me, icy-cold Margaritas are one of the most fun cocktails to enjoy at restaurants and at home. I like margaritas on the rocks as well as frozen margaritas. However, nothing beats a classic, deliciously refreshing Margarita.
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How to make Classic Margarita's by the pitcher
- It all starts with the tequila. Don’t skimp, the better the tequila, the better your homemade margarita recipe. After all the tequila takes center stage in the drink, right?
- It's just so simple to make margaritas, add all ingredients to your pitcher and stir. That's it!
- Make these in the moment or make ahead of time and chill.
Ingredients Needed
- Tequila
- Fresh limes
- Triple Sec Liquor
- Simple syrup
- Ice
- Salt for rimming coarse salt or lime salt (optional)
This is a Classic Margarita cocktail recipe, which is the perfect cocktail to make for everything from celebrating Cinco de Mayo, to backyard BBQ’s to simply hanging outside on a weekend night with your friends or your love.
Making Classic Margarita’s By The Pitcher is easy on the host and the guests. Once its made, simple pour over ice and enjoy!
A pitcher of Margaritas is ready to go for an easy party drink recipe! All you or your guest need to do is add ice to your glasses and pour!
Not all cocktails are created equal. Some are fussy and need to be made by the glass. So when you are planning your next gathering, big or small, get your pitchers out ready and make sure you have plenty of Tequila on-hand.
Feel free to play around with flavors. Add in strawberry puree, Chambord, muddled jalapenos for some heat or what ever type of flavor in margarita you enjoy the most.
Did you know that more tequila is consumed on Cinco de Mayo than any other day of the year?
If you enjoy frozen margaritas, you can make this ahead of time in a large container or freezer bags and freeze it. Place it in the coldest part of your freezer and within 24 hours it'll be nice and slushy. You can scoop it out and serve.
Or read about how I make Frozen Mason Jar Margaritas here.
What type of glass should I serve Margaritas in?
- As far as serving margaritas. Use Margarita glasses which range from simple large classic margarita classes with whimsical cactus glasses.
- Use coup glasses (the larger the better).
- Ricks glasses and pint glasses work just fine as well.
- I LOVE using mason jars to serve margaritas. I am kind of famous for my Make Ahead Frozen Margaritas or Jargaritas like some people like call them.
If you are ready to get your Cinco de Mayo on, planning a Mexican Fiesta or just love Mexican food, check out some of my popular recipes with a Mexican flair. They will be the perfect thing to accompany this margarita pitcher recipe:
Recipes that go great with margarita's
Cheers! XO Colleen
Recipe originally published May, 2017. Updated May, 2025.
Colleen Kennedy is the author of 3 cookbooks and has appeared on QVC and other shows inspiring home cooks of all levels. She has a popular TikTok channel @ColleensCooking with hundreds of short recipe videos. Colleen lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and kids, she started the food blog, Soufflé Bombay in 2009. Read more about her here.
Classic Margarita's By The Pitcher
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups tequila used Sauza® Signature Blue Silver Tequila
- 1 cup lime juice
- ½ cup DeKuyper® Triple Sec Liquor
- ½ cup simple syrup
- Salt for rimming coarse salt or lime salt
- Lime wheels for garnish
Instructions
- Add ingredients to your pitcher and stir.
- Pour salt onto a small plate.
- Rim glasses with salt by wetting the rim with water then dipping them into the salt.
- Fill glasses with ice, garnish with a lime wedge and fill to the rim with your Margaritas.
- Simple syrup is made by combining equal parts water and sugar and heating it in a small pot until sugar is fully dissolved.
- Allow your simple syrup to fully cool, then store in sealed jars in your refrigerator until ready to use. Keeps well stored in your refrigerator for 1 month.
helen says
there's NO simple syrup in a margarita! what is this?
thanks anyway, I'll keep looking
Dorothy says
If I wanted to add the Chambord to the pitcher instead of the glass, do you think it would turn out ok? I just something easier to serve for a party. If so how much? Thanks!
Colleen says
Sure it would. Just add to your taste.SO for this, I would add 3/4 cup and go up from there if you wish. Sorry for the delay, we were away for vacation.
Amber says
Very good!! It doesn’t make a pitcher though.