Review: Cantina Margarita Hard Seltzer
Cantina Margarita Hard Seltzer was just released. It is produced by Canteen Spirits the makers of Canteen Vodka Soda, Canteen Gin Spritz, and Cantina Tequila Soda, at a 60,000 square foot facility in Austin Texas. CEO and Co-Founder Brandon Cason launched Canteen in 2019 after a successful career as VP of Marketing at Deep Eddy Vodka and co-founding Waterloo Sparkling Water. Cantina Margarita is available in a 3 flavor mix pack and is currently sold throughout Texas. Additional distribution will follow. Each 12 ounce can weighs in with 110 calories and 6% alcohol and only 1 gram of sugar. While Canteen Vodka Soda, Canteen Gin Spritz and Cantina Tequila Soda all are spirit based, Cantina Margarita is more of a traditional hard seltzer. It is made from a fermented sugar alcohol base like White Claw and Truly with purified carbonated water, natural flavors, a sweetener blend, and agave syrup.
Cantina Margarita Original: The aroma leads with squeezed lime and agave. Additional time bring out Green River notes. The sweet lime entry is joined by agave building to a tart lime margarita peak. It fades with lime juice and agave and finishes with key lime pie, agave, and more of a mild cocktail kick than a hard seltzer.
Grade: B+
Cantina Margarita Strawberry: The aroma leads with strawberry puree. Additional time bring out lime and agave. The strawberry soda entry is joined by lime and agave building to a strawberry margarita peak. It fades with strawberry and sour lime and finishes with meringue, lime peel and agave.
Grade: B
Cantina Margarita Mango: The aroma leads with ripe mango. The sweet mango entry is joined by lime building to a mango margarita peak. It fades with lime juice and agave and finishes with sour mango, whipped cream, and lime peel.
Grade: A-
Made in Austin Texas
6% Alcohol
110 Calories
1 Sugar Gram