Margarita
81/100
The short takeA solid canned nonalcoholic margarita with enough lime, acidity, and agave character to feel more like a cocktail than lime soda. The light fizz works well, though the underlying medicinal-botanical note is noticeable and keeps it from fully matching a freshly mixed margarita.
Tasted Karl HillHow we score
In the glass
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Nose
Bright lime, citrus zest, and agave.
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Palate
Crisp and lightly sweet, with subtle peppery spice and a noticeable herbal-medicinal note beneath the citrus.
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Finish
Tart and lightly bitter, with gentle carbonation and lingering botanical character.
Does it behave like the cocktail?
Recognizably Margarita-like, but the medicinal-botanical note keeps it from fully convincing as a freshly mixed drink.
Structure
- Modest bitterness
- Light spritz
- Crisp
The drink
The medicinal-botanical note is what keeps Lyre’s Margarita from fully convincing as a freshly mixed drink. It sits beneath the citrus rather than replacing it, but remains noticeable. There is enough lime, acidity, and agave character here to make this more than lime soda; the question is how much that herbal undertone interrupts the illusion.
Bright lime and citrus zest give the aroma its definition, with agave alongside. The palate is crisp and lightly sweet, and the gentle fizz suits the canned format. A subtle peppery spice adds another element beneath the citrus. The acidity supplies the tart edge, while the sweetness is light enough that the drink still reads as a cocktail rather than a soft drink.
The finish is tart and lightly bitter, with gentle carbonation and botanical character that lingers. That ending makes the herbal element part of the drink’s character, not just a passing note. The fizz works, and the lime, acidity, and agave give this canned Margarita enough of a cocktail shape to earn its place. The medicinal impression remains the caveat: a solid ready-to-drink option, but not a match for the freshly mixed drink.
How to drink it
Lyre's recommends serving chilled from the can, in a salt-rimmed coupette, or over ice in a rocks glass with a lime wedge.
The bottle
Production Alternative
Evidence Producer documented
Production type describes how it is made, not how it tastes. What this classification means.
Method Formulated
Research notes
Lyre's says its products are formulated as non-alcoholic from the outset using botanicals, extracts, and natural flavours. The Margarita ingredient list names agave syrup, lime juice concentrate, and natural flavor. This is a formulated cocktail alternative, not a Margarita made by removing alcohol from tequila.
Where to buy
- Lyre's
- Package
250 ml can
- Typical price
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$28.79 / 8 × 250 ml cans
≈ $3.60 per can
- Availability
Lyre's US store lists the 8-pack in stock as of 2026-10-03; 12-packs and 24-can cases are also listed.
Prices and availability are independently observed and may change. Retailer listings do not imply endorsement. A different package is labeled as a different format. Reader-service exceptions and commercial links are identified above; neither affects scores, rankings, classification, verification, or editorial coverage.
Product facts
- Producer
- Lyre's Spirit Co
- Base beverage
- Water-based cocktail alternative with agave syrup, lime juice concentrate, and natural flavor
- Bottle / can
- 250 ml can
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Evidence at a glance
- Producer documented13 facts
- Unverified1 fact
Sources
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Producer lyres.com
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9 notes
- ABV
- Reopened the current Margarita product page and product data on 2026-10-03. Product facts and the Margarita-specific FAQ both state less than 0.3% ABV. The numeric value remains the ceiling, not an exact residual.
- Production
- Reopened the producer FAQ on 2026-10-03: products are non-alcoholic from the outset and blended from botanicals, extracts, and natural flavours. The Margarita ingredient list remains consistent with Alternative, not dealcoholized tequila.
- Construction
- Ready-to-drink Margarita alternative made with agave, lime juice concentrate, and natural flavor, read alongside the producer formulation FAQ.
- Base
- The ingredient list names agave syrup, organic agave nectar, and lime juice concentrate.
- Producer
- The producer's product data identifies the vendor as Lyre's Spirit Co.
- Volume
- The serving guidance and nutrition panel identify a 250 ml / 8.45 fl oz can.
- Price
- Current producer product data still shows an eight-pack at $31.99 regular and $28.79 sale, available at the time of checking. This is an eight-pack price, not a four-pack or single-can price.
- Availability
- The 8-pack page offers Add to cart and producer product data reports available. The page also lists 12-pack and 24-can options.
- Country
- The current Margarita product page and product data do not state where the canned drink is manufactured. The producer FAQ identifies Sydney as the founding location of the brand, not the country of production for this SKU.
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Note
- Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
- The current producer eight-pack product data has an empty barcode field. Its alphanumeric stock code is not a GTIN. No single-can barcode was established from the checked sources.
Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
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