A Shark Attack Blue Margarita is the best cocktail to watch every minute of the great white hunts and shark attack recaps on Shark Week!
Are you guys pumped for Shark Week?! I’ve been watching Shark Week since I was a kid even if I fell off the wagon here and there. Now that my boys are big enough to think sharks are freaking sweet, my love for Shark Week has been renewed! We watch all the great white and hammerhead hunts and the boys get so anxious to find a “mega huge shark.” I live for the sharks that breach in South Africa. They’re SO COOL!
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To celebrate this year’s Shark Week I made a super fun viewing party cocktail just for the adults. My Shark Attack Blue Margarita recipe takes the best margarita I’ve ever had (Mike’s blue curacao margarita) and combines it with grenadine for a cherry margarita that’s good to the last drop! My favorite part is the bleeding effect. Literally. Once you turn the shark over into the glass, the grenadine bleeds into the blue margarita and it looks pretty bitchin’! I do recommend a non-traditional glass for your margarita, like a hurricane glass, so you can really see the blood seep into the water.
How to make blue margarita
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Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the tequila, Cointreau, blue curaçao, and sweet and sour. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
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Place margarita salt on a small plate in a thick layer. Cut a slit in the center of the lime wedge and then place it on the rim of your glass. Run the lime wedge around the entire glass to get the rim wet. Remove the lime wedge and dip the rim into the margarita salt.
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Fill the glass with ice, being careful not to knock the salt off the rim.
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Remove the lid of the shaker, and strain the margarita into the glass.
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When you’re ready to serve, quickly turn the shark over into the margarita and plunge the test tube (and shark’s head) into the margarita so the grenadine slowly bleeds out into the cocktail.
Since we couldn’t help ourselves, our blockbuster bloggers group put together a few extra little goodies for the most anticipated week on TV! These Shark Week themed recipes and crafts are perfect for underwater and shark-themed birthday parties too! I’m dying over those bookmarks! I think my little bookworm is going to need one for each of his books. If you’re planning to have your own Shark Week viewing party with friends, grab my free printable invitation below!
- Shark Bark Candy from Around My Family Table
- Shark Attack Blue Margarita from Bread Booze Bacon
- Shark Bookmarks from Hey, Let’s Make Stuff
- Shark Crossword Puzzle from Celebrating Family
- Shark Jello Cups from Home.Made.Interest
- Shark Bait Popcorn from Life Anchored
Shark Attack Margarita
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ ounce silver tequila
- ¾ ounce Cointreau orange liqueur
- ¾ ounce blue curaçao liqueur
- 4 to 6 ounces sweet and sour mix
- 1 lime wedge for rimming the glass
- Margarita salt for rimming the glass
- Grenadine
- Crushed ice
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the tequila, Cointreau, blue curaçao, and sweet and sour. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
- Place margarita salt on a small plate in a thick layer. Cut a slit in the center of the lime wedge and then place it on the rim of your glass. Run the lime wedge around the entire glass to get the rim wet. Remove the lime wedge and dip the rim into the margarita salt.
- Fill the glass with ice, being careful not to knock the salt off the rim.
- Remove the lid of the shaker, and strain the margarita into the glass.
- Place one test tube inside one shark until it is all the way in. The test tube will stick out a little bit. Fill the test tube with grenadine until you can just see the grenadine above the shark's mouth.
- When you're ready to serve, quickly turn the shark over into the margarita and plunge the test tube (and shark's head) into the margarita so the grenadine slowly bleeds out into the cocktail.
Notes
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
Jillian says
Hi! Love this recipe but where did you buy the plastic sharks? I am having trouble finding some. Thank you!
Julie says
Hi Jillian!! I got them on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0074MD4SC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_Xw32AbN5RR6Q0
dawn says
I am so excited to make these drinks for shark week!!! Thank you for adding the links for the tubes and the sharks, very helpful.
Cissie says
Hey there. This looks so cool! Can you give the proportions for the drink? I bought the sharks. Where do I get the tubes?
Thanks!
Cissie
Julie Espy says
Hi Cissie! I updated the recipe card. There are links to the sharks and test tubes I used now. Sorry about that! I totally had links to everything before but it looks like they got knocked out. I also made a note of how much grenadine the test tubes hold. The rest of the amounts are in the recipe. 🙂 Thanks for letting me know!!