Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Today we are turning viral mini hardware store pails into elite cocktail vessels. We're hitting Menards, Ace Hardware, Lowe’s, and making a mandatory pitstop at Buc-ee’s.
🍸 Full recipes on the site:
Menards "Save Big Money" Margarita: cocktailunderground.com/cocktail-recipes/menards-margarita
Smoky Pineapple Mezcal Margarita: cocktailunderground.com/cocktail-recipes/pineapple-mezcal-margarita
Lowe's Patriotic Berry Margarita: cocktailunderground.com/cocktail-recipes/patriotic-berry-margarita
Ranch Water (all the variations): cocktailunderground.com/cocktail-recipes/ranch-water
Menards "Save Big Money" Margarita (0:34)
2 oz / 60 ml Tequila (I used LALO)
.5 oz / 15 ml Cointreau
1 oz / 30 ml Lime juice
0.5 oz / 15 ml Honey syrup
Top with Sprecher’s Orange Dream
Rim: Black and white salt
Garnish: Lime wheel
Ace Hardware Pineapple Mezcal Margarita (3:05)
1.5 oz / 45 ml Mezcal (I used Unito Mezcal)
0.5 oz / 15 ml Pierre Ferrand Yuzu Curacao
0.5 oz / 15 ml Agave nectar
1 oz / 30 ml Lime juice
2oz / 60 ml Pineapple juice
Rim: Habanero Tajín
Garnish: Grilled pineapple wedge and pineapple fronds
Lowe’s Patriotic Berry Margarita (4:59)
Handful of fresh blueberries and raspberries (muddled)
2 oz / 60 ml Blanco Tequila
1 oz / 30 ml Fresh Lime Juice
0.5 oz / 15 ml Blue Curaçao
0.5 oz / 15 ml Agave Nectar
Garnish: blackberry, raspberry & lemon wedge
The Buc-ee’s Ranch Water (6:30)
2 oz / 60 ml Tequila (I used LALO tequila)
1 oz / 30 ml lime juice
Top with Topo Chico
Garnish: Lime wedge
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Video Contents:
0:00 Mini Bucket Margaritas
0:34 Menards "Save Big Money" Margarita
3:05 Ace Pineapple Mezcal Margarita
4:59 Lowe’s Patriotic Blueberry Margarita
6:30 Buc-ee’s Ranch Water
7:32 The Elusive Home Depot Bucket
8:06 Tasting Mini Bucket Margaritas
Today we are turning viral mini hardware store pails into elite cocktail vessels. We're hitting Menards, Ace Hardware, Lowe’s, and making a mandatory pitstop at Buc-ee’s.
🍸 Full recipes on the site:
Menards "Save Big Money" Margarita: cocktailunderground.com/cocktail-recipes/menards-margarita
Smoky Pineapple Mezcal Margarita: cocktailunderground.com/cocktail-recipes/pineapple-mezcal-margarita
Lowe's Patriotic Berry Margarita: cocktailunderground.com/cocktail-recipes/patriotic-berry-margarita
Ranch Water (all the variations): cocktailunderground.com/cocktail-recipes/ranch-water
Menards "Save Big Money" Margarita (0:34)
2 oz / 60 ml Tequila (I used LALO)
.5 oz / 15 ml Cointreau
1 oz / 30 ml Lime juice
0.5 oz / 15 ml Honey syrup
Top with Sprecher’s Orange Dream
Rim: Black and white salt
Garnish: Lime wheel
Ace Hardware Pineapple Mezcal Margarita (3:05)
1.5 oz / 45 ml Mezcal (I used Unito Mezcal)
0.5 oz / 15 ml Pierre Ferrand Yuzu Curacao
0.5 oz / 15 ml Agave nectar
1 oz / 30 ml Lime juice
2oz / 60 ml Pineapple juice
Rim: Habanero Tajín
Garnish: Grilled pineapple wedge and pineapple fronds
Lowe’s Patriotic Berry Margarita (4:59)
Handful of fresh blueberries and raspberries (muddled)
2 oz / 60 ml Blanco Tequila
1 oz / 30 ml Fresh Lime Juice
0.5 oz / 15 ml Blue Curaçao
0.5 oz / 15 ml Agave Nectar
Garnish: blackberry, raspberry & lemon wedge
The Buc-ee’s Ranch Water (6:30)
2 oz / 60 ml Tequila (I used LALO tequila)
1 oz / 30 ml lime juice
Top with Topo Chico
Garnish: Lime wedge
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Video Contents:
0:00 Mini Bucket Margaritas
0:34 Menards "Save Big Money" Margarita
3:05 Ace Pineapple Mezcal Margarita
4:59 Lowe’s Patriotic Blueberry Margarita
6:30 Buc-ee’s Ranch Water
7:32 The Elusive Home Depot Bucket
8:06 Tasting Mini Bucket Margaritas
