This Tequila Lemonade is the perfect, easy summer cocktail. It only needs 2 ingredients and no fancy cocktail tools.

Tequila lemonade in a lowball glass with a sugar rim and lemon garnish.

Enjoy a refreshing glass of lemonade, with a little kick, on a hot summer day with this lemonade tequila. It’s perfect for entertaining or when you want a lazy cocktail at home. Just be careful, this cocktail will have you refilling your glass without thinking!

Serve this tequila lemonade cocktail with savory dips, like my Taco Dip with Ground Beef, Buffalo Chicken Dip, or Skillet Queso.

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Why You’ll Love a Tequila Lemonade

Only 2 Ingredients: This easy cocktail is made with 2 simple ingredients: tequila and lemonade!
Perfect for a Crowd: This cocktail is uncomplicated, which makes it perfect for creating a large batch for parties and picnics.
Light and Refreshing: Nothing beats a glass of lemonade in the summer! This lemonade tequila cocktail is the perfect drink when it’s hot outside.

Ingredients

Tequila: Your favorite tequila blanco or reposado tequila works great in this refreshing summer cocktail.
Lemonade: Make a pitcher of homemade lemonade or use your favorite brand. I prefer to use a store-bought lemonade like Simply Lemonade or Minute Maid Lemonade to keep things simple.
Triple Sec (optional): This orange liqueur adds a little more sweetness and helps balance the tartness of the lemonade. You can exclude it if you use a sweeter, less tart lemonade.

See the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts and detailed instructions.

Variations

Add Fruit Flavor: Create a strawberry tequila lemonade with a splash of strawberry syrup. You can also use blueberry, blackberry, peach, or mango syrups to create a variety of flavors. This dragon fruit lemonade cocktail uses dragon fruit and vodka, but you can easily switch to tequila.
Make It Pink: Switch out your regular lemonade for pink lemonade and make a tequila and pink lemonade cocktail! This is perfect for bridal showers, girls’ nights, or anytime you want a pink cocktail.
Try It Frozen: Add all of your ingredients to the blender and make a frozen lemonade and tequila to enjoy by the pool.

How to Make Tequila Lemonade

This tequila lemonade drink is the perfect summer cocktail. It’s easy to make and tastes like sunshine in a glass.

Step 1: Add Your Ingredients: Pour the lemonade, tequila, and triple sec into a cocktail shaker and add a handful of ice.

Step 2: Shake Shake Shake: Shake the cocktail for 15-30 seconds to combine and chill the ingredients. You can also just stir the drink together directly in the glass!

Step 3: Strain and Serve: Strain into a glass filled with ice and garnish with a few slices of lemon. You could also add a sugar rim, which helps balance the tartness of the lemonade as you sip the drink.

How to Sugar the Rim of a Tumbler

Sugaring, or salting, the rim of a cocktail glass enhances the flavor of the cocktail. Plus, it adds a special touch to the drink as well. Sugar is especially delicious on the rim of a tart drink, like lemonade.

Fill a shallow dish that is larger than the mouth of your cocktail glass with cold water. The water only needs to be about 1/2 a centimeter deep.
Fill another similarly sized dish with sugar, also about 1/2 a centimeter deep.
Place the cocktail tumbler upside down into the dish with water. Then dip it, upside down, into the dish with the sugar. This results in the perfect sugar rim every time!

Tequila lemonade in a lowball glass with a sugar rim and lemon garnish surrounded by limes and lemons.

Batching and Storing Tequila Lemonade

Make a large batch of this cocktail by multiplying the ingredients by the number of guests you’re serving. The recipe card below includes measurements for a single serving and a bulk serving for 8 guests.

Store leftovers in an airtight pitcher in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

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