Habsburg Margarita

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Patrón Reposado tequila
5⁄6 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Agave syrup
1⁄3 oz Cranberry liqueur
1⁄3 oz Cranberry juice (sweetened)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with lime wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Tannic berry notes from the cranberry and earthy agave freshened by zesty lime.

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History:

A riff on Trader Vic's Maria Theresa created by yours truly in January 2022 at the Clocktower, Rye, England. Originally made with Cranes Cranberry & Blood Orange Liqueur.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Habsburg Margarita contains 191 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 16.43% alc./vol. (16.43° proof)
  • 18.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Kjell Eriksson’s Avatar Kjell Eriksson
15th November 2022 at 17:33
How did the Habsburg dynasty get associated with this potentially tasteful concoction? (Still waiting to lay my hands on Cranberry Liqueur.)
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
28th November 2022 at 15:55
Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the ruler of Habsburg.
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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
7th July 2022 at 14:12
I used only Cranberry Juice and had to add a barspoon of Agave syrup. The saline solution I use in normally in Margaritas seems not to correspond well to Cranberry juice.
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