Toreador

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Discerning Drinkers (41 ratings)
Ingredients:
1 1/2 fl oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila
3/4 fl oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
3/4 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/6 fl oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup
2 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
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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 on rim.
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Review:

Apricot liqueur replaces triple sec in what otherwise follows a broadly classic Margarita recipe. As with my preferred Margarita recipe, my previous recipe was based on reposado tequila with half bar spoon of agave syrup, but a Toredor better suits the clean fresh notes of a blanco tequila with a spoon of sugar syrup.

I updated this recipe in January 2025. The Previous recipe: 50ml (1⅔oz) reposado tequila, 25ml (5/6oz) apricot brandy liqueur, 25ml (5/6oz) lime juice, 2.5ml (½ barspoon) agave syrup and 4 drop margarita bitters.

History:

This variation on the Margarita was first published in William J. "Billy" Tarling's 1937 Café Royal Bar Book.

TOREADOR.
½ Tequila.
¼ Apricot Brandy.
¼ Fresh Lime or Lemon Juice.
Shake.

W. J. Tarling, Café Royal Bar Book, 1937

As well as this Margarita riff, Tarling also lists another cocktail called a Picador, which is identical to the modern-day Margarita. When considering the origins of the Margarita, it's worth remembering that Tarling's book was published 16 years before the first written reference to a cocktail named Margarita.

Nutrition:

One serving of Toreador contains 167 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 19.15% alc./vol. (38.3° proof)
  • 18.2 grams of pure alcohol
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