Any student, staff or alumnus from the University of Florida will be familiar with the famous sports drink invented at the school and named after the football team’s mascot: the Gator. Make this to celebrate your college days (where you might have improvised a similar drink at the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party”) — it’s surprisingly tasty and an orange-slice garnish tips it over the top.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 10 min |
| Active: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup blue sanding sugar
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- One 20-ounce bottle blue sports drink, such as Cool Blue Gatorade ®, chilled
- 1 cup thawed frozen limeade concentrate
- 1 cup silver tequila
- 1/3 cup blue curacao
- Fresh orange slices, for serving
Instructions
- Mix the sugar and salt in a shallow dish. Wet the rims of 4 to 6 rocks glasses with water and then dip in the sugar-salt mixture to coat.
- Combine the sports drink, limeade concentrate, tequila and blue curacao in a large pitcher and stir. Fill the rocks glasses with ice, pour the margarita over and garnish each with an orange slice.