Non-Alcoholic Margaritas: The Healthier Alternative

Non-alcoholic margaritas have become increasingly popular in recent years, with millennials and Gen Z leading the way towards mindful drinking and enjoying healthier alternatives to boozy beverages. The days of non-alcoholic margaritas being only in the hand of a designated driver are over; non-alcoholic drinks are now for everyone.

Main Non-Alcoholic Margarita Ingredients

When it comes to non-alcoholic margaritas, the core ingredients include:

• Lime juice
• Lime wedges
• Sea salt
• Sugar
• Agave Syrup

The only difference is that the foundation of the drink will be one of Lyre’s impossibly crafted non-alcoholic spirits.

Healthier Margaritas? Yes please!

Lyre’s impossibly crafted non-alcoholic spirits are a healthier alternative to consider the next time you’re creating margarita moments with friends or family. Lyre’s drinks also contain less sugar and sodium than alcoholic spirits, with Lyre's Agave Blanco Spirit used in the Lyre’s Skinny Margarita containing less than 0.5g of sugar and 0.8g of sodium for every 30mL.

Drink what you want in 2025

It’s time to stop placing gender bias on whether or not a drink is for guys or girls. Why should a drink that tastes good and has some color be considered feminine? You can drink what you want. If that happens to be a non-alcoholic margarita that consists of lime, sea salt and rosemary garnish, then so be it.

Is it safe if I’m pregnant?

At Lyre’s, we promote equality by making drinks everyone can enjoy so that you can drink your way. At the same time, our non-alcoholic spirits contain 0.5% ABV (Alcohol By Volume). This means non-alcoholic beverages are not technically 100% alcohol-free and therefore have trace amounts of alcohol. This is why we suggest waiting until your little bundle of joy is born before you enjoy one of our non-alcoholic margarita recipes.

Five Best Non-Alcoholic Margarita Recipes

Lyre’s Watermelon & Chili Margarita

This potent potion sees sweet and savory flavors join forces as the chilli-salt rim, juicy watermelon, and jalapenos evoke an endless summer of white sands and blue skies. Take a moment to sit back and relax with what we can only describe as happiness-in-a-glass.

You’ll need:

• 2 oz (60mL) Lyre's Agave Blanco Spirit
• 2 oz (60mL) watermelon juice
• 0.5 oz (15mL) premium agave syrup
• 0.5 oz (15mL) lime juice
• 2 thin slices of jalapeño round OR ½ bird's eye chilli
• Cubed Ice

Method:

1. Pour all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 20 seconds.
2. Strain into a rocks glass.
3. Garnish with chilli-salt rimmed rocks and a thinly sliced watermelon wedge.

Lyre’s Tommy’s Margarita

This simplistic, sophisticated drink delivers a trinity of flavors that are no less than divine. Fresh citrus, peppery spice, and vanilla flavors melt in your mouth and leave you longing for a second sip.

You’ll need:

• 2 oz (60mL) Lyre's Agave Blanco Spirit
  
• 0.5 oz (30mL) lime juice
• 1 oz (15mL) premium agave syrup
• Pinch salt (optional)

Method:

1. Pour all your ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 20 seconds.
2. Fine strain into an old fashioned glass.

Lyre’s Classic Margarita

Even though there’s lots of scope for variations, it’s the harmonious combination of flavors that go into a classic margarita that has made it one of the most popular cocktails in the world. So when you’re mixing margaritas up at home, add Lyre’s for a healthier alternative that stays true to the original.

You’ll need:

• 1.5 oz (45mL) Lyre's Agave Blanco Spirit
• 0.5 oz (15mL) Lyre's Orange Sec
• 1 oz (30mL) lime juice
• 0.25oz (7.5mL) white sugar syrup
• 1 dash orange bitters (optional)

Method:

1. Combine all your ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 20 seconds.
2. Salt the rim of a wide-brimmed cocktail glass.
3. Pour through a strainer.

Lyre’s Skinny Margarita

The classic Margarita - only skinny! Shake with ice, and garnish with a lime wedge in a salt-rimmed cocktail coupette, to experience Sichuan pepper and saline dreams on the tip of your tongue in this guilt-free skinny alternative to the sophisticated Margarita.

You’ll need:

• 1.5 oz (45mL) Lyre's Agave Blanco Spirit
• 0.5 oz (15mL) Lyre's Orange Sec
• 1 oz (30mL) lime juice
  
• 1 dash orange bitters (optional)

Method:

1. Shake briefly with ice.
2. Fine strain into a half salt-rimmed cocktail coupette.
3. Garnish with a lime wedge.