Garnish:
Orange zest twist (discarded) & rosemary sprig spiked with cranberries or float a dehydrated orange slice
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
1 1/2 fl oz | Patrón Reposado tequila |
2/3 fl oz | Triple sec liqueur (40% alc./vol.) |
1/3 fl oz | Difford's Falernum liqueur |
2/3 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
1/2 fl oz | Cranberry juice (sweetened) |
4 drop | Difford's Margarita Bitters |
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Review:
The Cosmopolitan meets the Margarita in this gloriously pink cocktail.
Variant:
History:
A Christmas cocktail created in October 2011 by yours truly and then revisited in November 2020.
Christmas Margarita (2011 recipe)
Glass: Coupe
Garnish: Orange Zest twist
Method: SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
45ml / 1½oz Reposado tequila
45ml / 1½oz Cranberry juice
15ml / ½oz Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
15ml / ½oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
Nutrition:
One serving of Christmas Margarita contains 185 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.6 standard drinks
- 20.39% alc./vol. (40.78° proof)
- 22.4 grams of pure alcohol
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