The Agave Margarita is a bright, clean farm to glass take on the classic marg — built with fresh pressed lime juice and Top Hat Agave Nectar. Tequila, Mezcal, or a Zero Proof Agave Spirit alternative all shine in this simple 3-ingredient build, giving you a bright, silky, balanced margarita with a much lower glycemic index than cane sugar based cocktails. Let's show off our kitchen and share these fun home bartending skills with our favorite people. Plan your next Taco Tuesday or Fiesta Friday and make this perfectly fresh pressed Agave Margarita recipe with Mezcal and pair it with some authentic food recipes from the Oaxaca region in Mexico.
This Agave Margarita leans into real ingredients: fresh pressed lime juice, clean agave sweetness, and your favorite Tequila, Mezcal, or Zero Proof Agave Spirit. Shake it hard, pour it over ice, and you’ve got a bar-quality margarita with nothing weird hiding in the glass.
Method
- Optional: Lightly salt the rim of a rocks glass, then fill the glass with fresh ice.
- Add 1.5–2 oz Tequila, Mezcal, or Zero Proof Agave Spirit to a shaker tin.
- Add 1 oz fresh pressed lime juice.
- Add 1 oz Top Hat Agave Nectar.
- Add ice to the shaker and shake hard for 8–10 seconds.
- Strain over fresh ice into the prepared rocks glass.
- Garnish with a lime wheel or wedge.
Pro move: Use 1.5 oz spirit for a more sessionable margarita or bump to 2 oz for a stronger pour. Adjust Agave Nectar slightly to taste if using higher-proof Tequila.