This easy Sour Apple Margarita, also called a green apple margarita, combines tequila, sour apple schnapps, pineapple juice, and sparkling water for a sweet-tart cocktail served over ice. This refreshing cocktail—also known as a Green Apple Margarita—is sweet, tart, icy cold, and ready in minutes. It’s perfect for summer parties, girls’ nights, or celebrating the end of a long week. If you survived the ’80s and ’90s, sour apple flavoring was probably a personality trait. Candy, drinks, lip gloss… we embraced it all. This Sour Apple Margarita brings back that nostalgic green apple flavor—just with better decision-making and tequila. Because these days, we’d rather enjoy a great cocktail than turn the kitchen into a chemistry lab.

Bright green apple margarita with a lime wedge garnish in a glass, surrounded by green apples and bottles of De Kuyper and Hornitos in the background.

Makes: 1 cocktail
Prep Time: 5 minutes, including the optional rim

Ingredients

2 ounces blanco tequila
1½ ounces sour apple schnapps
1 ounce pineapple juice
1 ounce unflavored sparkling water
Ice, for serving

Optional Rim Ingredients

2 lime wedges—one for the rim and one for the cocktail
Coarse salt or sugar for the rim, optional
Green apple slices, for garnish

Ingredients for a Sour Apple Margarita, including blanco tequila, sour apple schnapps, pineapple juice and sparkling water.

Get the full printable instructions with measurements at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

Step-by-Step Directions

Step 1: If desired, run a lime wedge around the rim of the glass. Dip the rim into a small plate of coarse salt or sugar until evenly coated.

Step 2: Fill the prepared glass with ice. Add the tequila, sour apple schnapps, pineapple juice and juice from one lime wedge. Stir gently to combine.

Step 3: Top with sparkling water and garnish with green apple slices. Serve immediately.

Pouring alcohol over ice into a clear short glass on the counter.

🍋 Simply Made Swaps

Sour Apple Mocktail: Omit the tequila and sour apple schnapps. Combine apple juice and pineapple juice over ice, then top with lemon-lime soda or sparkling water.

What to Serve With Easy Sour Apple Margaritas

This cocktail pairs perfectly with: Tacos, Steak Fajitas, Chicken dishes, Chips and salsa

🍏 Before You Go…

If tart, fruity cocktails are your thing, browse our collection of autumn cocktails and mocktails for more reasons to break out the shaker. You’ll also find drinks, breakfasts, desserts and savory favorites in our apple recipe collection.