Margaritaville Blender Review
Get Ready for Key West, Bahamas, Fiji

The Margaritaville Blender is made for parties and those lazy summer days in the warm sun. This blender uses shaved ice to make the perfect margarita or daiquiri.

GoBlendIt Editor's Rating: 4.5 out of 5.0

GoBlendit Editor's Review

Designed to be the real life of the party, the Margaritaville blender definitely delivers. If you are making frozen cocktails like daiquiris and margaritas and having parties, cookouts, or gatherings with a lot of friends, then you need this machine. It is designed specifically for these situations and these types of drinks. It is fully automated and simple to use, which is a nice bonus especially if you've had a few margaritas yourself. The styling with the Caribbean motif is also really cool. You can just hear "Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes," playing in the background when you look at this baby.

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As a frozen drink maker, this blender is definitely 5 stars. For other heavy blending tasks like soups, nuts, coffee beans, and other things outside of the standard frozen drink or smoothie, the Margaritaville gets the job done adequately. Basically the blender part (not the ice shaver) is the same as most other blenders on the market. However those blenders are typically much less expensive than this one.

So, the bottom line is you have to look at how you are going to be using your blender. If it's just you and the kids making smoothies, you'd probably be better off with a $100 KitchenAid, but if you like to entertain and have guests over or if you like a lot of frozen drinks out on your deck in the summer, then you should definitely go with the Margaritaville. It is the top of the line for this type of use, and a real conversation piece, especially the Tahiti model.

The Good

• Easy to clean - dishwasher safe, and easy to reach all of the crevices where food and drink may get stuck.
• Easy to use - all settings are clearly displayed and proportions are automated.
• Good power output - the blender and ice shaver are both strong
• Good pitcher - nice, sturdy glass pitcher

The Bad

• Value - this blender is expensive, so you should be buying it and using it primarily for its specific use, frozen drinks, cocktails, and smoothies.

Models

The Margaritaville Blender comes in the following models:

The Bahamas is around $175.00 and is the basic Margaritaville blender model. It has only 1 preprogrammed setting for margaritas, and holds slightly less ice (1 pitcher) in the reservoir than the other models. The Key West is around $220.00 and is the focus of this review. It is the most popular of all of the Margaritaville models. The Fiji is about $290.00, its ice reservoir holds enough ice to make 2.5 pitchers of frozen drink and its preprogrammed settings include margaritas, daiquiris, smoothies, and slides. The Tahiti is $475.00, and come with three 24 ounce pitchers, 6 automated preprogrammed settings including pina coladas, mojitos, daiquiris, margaritas, mudslides, and smoothies. The rotating ice shoot has enhanced lighting effects to add to the party while it automatically blends up three different types of drinks.

Bahamas

Fiji

Tahiti

Features

The Margaritaville blender is very easy to use and delivers restaurant quality frozen drinks without chunks of ice or watery mixes. You simply put ice into the top reservoir of the machine and all your ingredients, like pineapple, lime, tequila mix, etc, into the separate glass jar at the bottom. Push a button and the ice shaver shaves the ice, which then falls down into the bottom glass jar. The blender where the jar is located then starts up and blends the shaved ice and all of the ingredients together smoothly and evenly, with no small ice chunks that typically come from most other blenders. Excess water from the ice automatically goes to the back of the blender and is caught in another reservoir so that your frozen drinks won't have a watered down taste.

Preprogrammed settings automatically mix the right proportions of ingredients and ice together. You just pick how many drinks you want to make. In addition to the automatic settings the Margaritaville blender also has front access manual controls to let you shave and blend to your preferences.

There are cool shark fin indication lights and maritime markings to give that tropical Caribbean feel. The blender also comes with a shot glass and salt rimmer.

For more information on any of these features, check out our Blender Reviews Buyer's Guide, which provides detailed information on what to look for when buying a blender.

GoBlendIt Consumer Reviews Summary

Summary of the most helpful positive reviews:

Everyone talks about how smooth and consistent the Margaritas and other drinks are with this blender due to the shaved ice feature. They feel it's the same quality you get at a restaurant or bar. Many also like the water draining chamber which filters off the water as the ice melts so that you don't get a watered down frozen drink. They also say it's a real crowd pleaser at parties by not only performing well, but also looking good. Ease of operation was another positive factor mentioned, along with setting the amount of servings you can make automatically.

Summary of the most helpful negative reviews:

Most of the negative reviewers (only about 5% of all total reviews) talked about how the Margaritaville blender's margaritas were not that much different than what they had seen with other cheaper blenders. They just weren't that impressed with the Margaritaville and its shaved ice feature, for the price. Several reviewers feel that the blender is big. But with the dimensions clearly stated before you buy this blender, you should know what you are getting.

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