Name: Margarita (straight-up)
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Tequila blanco; 22.5 ml Triple sec; 22.5 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed); 5 ml Agave syrup; 4 Margarita bitters (optional)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Salt rim (optional) & lime wedge

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
3/4 fl oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
3/4 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/6 fl oz	Agave syrup
4 drop	Difford's Margarita Bitters (optional)
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Review:

If desired, for the perfect salt rim you can liquidise or grind sea salt to make it finer, then run a cut slice of lime (or orange) around the outside edge of the glass rim before dipping the outside of the rim into salt. (Only salt the outside of the glass to avoid contaminating the drink.)

Variant:

Margaritas made with premium tequilas are sometimes referred to as 'Deluxe' or 'Cadillac' Margaritas.
Margarita on-the-rocks (Difford's recipe)
Improved Trashy Margarita
Margarita (frozen)
50:50 Margarita
Mezcal Margarita

History:

See: Margarita cocktail history

Nutrition:

One serving of Margarita (straight-up) contains 167 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
20.9% alc./vol. (41.8° proof)
19.9 grams of pure alcohol

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