12 easy ways to make your margaritas even better using things you already have in your kitchen

Adding fresh fruits can take margaritas to the next level.Shutterstock

• Celebrating Cinco de Mayo during the coronavirus outbreak doesn't mean you can't create bar-quality cocktails at home.
• Many margarita recipes call for ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen.
• From fruit-flavored popsicles to chili salt and homemade jalapeño tequila, these simple additions and margarita-making hacks will take your margaritas to the next level.
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Forget "quarantinis" — this Cinco de Mayo, it's all about margaritas.

Despite what you may think, making a bar- or restaurant-quality margarita at home doesn't require a ton of experience in mixology.

"The best cocktail right now is the one you can make with the ingredients you have at hand," David Alan, the director of mixology and trade at PATRÓN Tequila, told Insider.

"The advantage at-home celebrations have given us is the chance to tap into our creativity. My biggest piece of advice for making a fun Cinco de Mayo this year would be to experiment," he said.

"Since running to the store is not as easy as it once was, make use of what you have on hand and think about all of the easy substitutions already in your kitchen. Usually, even the 'mistakes' taste good, and your new discovery may taste better than the original."

With a few simple tricks and ingredients you probably already have in your pantry, fridge, or freezer, anyone can take a classic margarita to the next level.

Here are 12 hacks to make your margaritas even better — with things you already have in your kitchen.