Margarita
A classic Mexican cocktail combining tequila, Cointreau, and fresh lime juice, served shaken and typically with a salted rim.
Ingredients
- 50 ml tequila
- 20 ml Cointreau
- 15 ml lime juice
- salt
| Details | Value |
|---|---|
| Glass | Coupe or rocks glass |
| Method | shaken |
| Ice | cubed |
| Garnish | lime wedge, optional salted rim |
| ABV | 32.9% |
| UK units | 2.8 |
| Calories | 200 kcal |
| Sugar | 6 g |
per drink
Method
- Optional: Rub the rim of the glass with lime and dip in salt to coat.
- Add tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice to a shaker with ice.
- Shake well until chilled.
- Strain into the glass.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
The Origin of a Margarita
The origin is disputed. Stories from Mexico and the United States in the 1930s and 1940s all claim the Margarita, often attaching it to someone named Margaret or Margarita, and none of those accounts is settled. What is settled is the drink itself: tequila, orange liqueur, and lime, shaken and often served with salt on the outside of the rim.
Alcohol-free version?
MOCKTAILReplace tequila and Cointreau with non-alcoholic orange and agave syrups
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