With lots of time thanks to the quarantine, we thought we’d compare the most available brands of light margaritas mixes. 

Our comparison was limited to low calorie or “skinny” margarita mixes, so we didn’t include any regular mixes or any “ready to drink” mixes that include tequila.

We compared 8 brands for price and ingredients, and did two separate taste tests: one blind taste test with each mix as a margarita blended with Don Julio, and a follow-up taste test of a sip of each mix without ice or tequila.

Let’s get straight to it!

1. Mr and Mrs T 

Reminds me of Tropicana Light Lemonade. It has two grams of sugar and you can just barely taste a bit of it. 

Overall, it’s pretty bland, and it was the only mix that had High Fructose Corn Syrup. The best part about this mix is that it is very affordable, at just $2.98.

2. Stirrings 

This one is a lot more tart than the others. The most interesting aspect of this one is that it uses key lime juice, though you have to really try to taste it (go light on the ice).

3. Baja Bob’s 

It just has so much flavor sugar-free but it just tastes so rich it was even even better Blended. When we did the blind taste test, I genuinely thought this had sugar and juice, we couldn’t believe how much flavor it had!

4. Jose Cuervo 

Similar to Mr. & Mrs. T with a synthetic taste, but is even less sweet as it doesn’t have any sugar. It has a bit of an aftertaste but isn’t terrible.

5. Powell & Mahoney 

This one has by far the most calories and sugar cal grams of sugar per serving it also has by far the most juice it has 20% juice that tastes juicy was just not that sweet for how much sugar it has.

6. Dr Swami 

Delicious, it’s really good and I don’t know why it didn’t come through as a margarita it has 12% juice in 5 grams of sugar tell me a more natural taste than some of the more synthetic ones it wasn’t one of the favorites it’s definitely better than Powell at half the sugar

7. La Paz 

No sugar but just so much flavor it’s like Baja Bob not as strong but I recall it being a good margarita

8. Big Daddy’s 

Is full of flavor, if you really focus you can tell it’s synthetic