Name: 50:50 Margarita
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 25 ml Reposado tequila; 25 ml Blanco tequila; 12.5 ml Triple sec; 12.5 ml Agave syrup; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 4 drop Margarita Bitters

Ingredients

⁵⁄₆ fl oz

Reposado tequila (100% agave)

⁵⁄₆ fl oz

Blanco tequila

⁵⁄₁₂ fl oz

Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur

⁵⁄₁₂ fl oz

Agave syrup (agave nectar)

³⁄₄ fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

4 drop

Difford's Margarita Bitters

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

RIM glass with salt (moisten outside edge with lime or orange juice and dip into salt).

Prepare garnish of lime wedge.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with lime wedge.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of 50:50 Margarita contains 178 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
18.86% alc./vol. (37.72° proof)
19.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Comments & Discussion

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Nathan Korff 1w

Wife and I thought this was just outstanding.

Rob de Santos Premium Member 6w

Excellent and really enjoyed the blend of tequilas and flavors. I might try a version with some mezcal in the future.

trendomexico Premium Member 6w

Amazin'! here in Mexico teens and grannies only drink Margaritas, is the most spread cocktail in the country, even more than the Paloma that is supposed to be the 'national cocktail'. This 50:50 was unexpected: so good, even after a whole life of margaritas in every meal. I used orange angostura since we do not have the Margarita bitters :(. -please describe how can I imitate the flavor for all the 121 countries were only have basic ingredients -so sad

Mel Donahue Premium Member 7w

Loved combining the two tequilas, really makes a difference. I don’t have margarita bitters so decided to add a couple dashes of Tabasco which tasted excellent.

Kevin Haynes Premium Member 10w

Most definitely is on the sweet side. Probably would tone down the agave some and up the triple sec. Or maybe just reduce the agave.

Olga María Gómez Henderson 15w

It's very tasteful, though I think it's sweeter than the graphic says. Maybe a 6 would be better.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 15w

Thanks, Olga. I agree! I've moved to a 6 for sweetness.

John CARR Premium Member 32w

This worked extremely well. As John hinojos comments, the split base really opens space for the citrus. I had run out of lime so went with pink grapefruit and lemon juice, roughly equal, and was very happy with the result. The margarita bitters work a treat to add structure and brilliant lavender and rosemary aromatics.

Florian Ruf Premium Member 1y

Brilliant, the combination of both tequilas makes a really great cocktail. For my personal taste it was a tad on the sweet side, so I suggest to be reluctant with the agave syrup.

Stephan Gröhn 3y

As it turned out this variant is so far my preferred one. I did play with its basic idea a bit further and add 0,5 cl smoky Mezcal, 0,5 cl Amaro Averna (works always well with citrus fruits and substitutes here the Margarita Bitters) and did replace the agave sirup with Mastiha liqueur (which aromatic profile IMO harmonises well with agave based spirits).