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Improved Blood Orange Margarita

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (27)
Improved Blood Orange Margarita image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fl oz Añejo tequila (100% agave)
1⁄2 fl oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1⁄2 fl oz Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
1⁄6 fl oz Italian red bitter liqueur
2⁄3 fl oz Blood orange juice
1⁄2 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄6 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of dehydrated blood orange slice wheel.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with blood orange slice.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Improved Blood Orange Margarita contains 172 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 17.9% alc./vol. (35.79° proof)
  • 20.2 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

A Discerning Drinkers' crowd-led riff (particularly Chris Brislawn, Calvin Grant, Avery Garnett) on Ben Davidson's excellent Blood Orange Margarita.

Review

With its rich red colour, complex agave notes, and bittersweet zesty citrus, this is an "Improved" Blood Orange Margarita due to its use of añejo tequila and the addition of mezcal. My only reservation is the use of sugar syrup instead of agave syrup.

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Comments & Discussion

Chris Dimal
Quite delicious. I did not however have Anejo Tequila, so I substituted equal parts Reposado Tequila and Brandy (apparently a stand in), with Del Maguey San Luis del Rio Mezcal. I also made a Tajin rim and squeezed a small blood orange wedge. Maybe should have regal shaken it as well. But just so good. I am not a fan of Mezcal, as I have learnt, but it does work well in this drink.
score: 1
Rik de Boer
Used agave syrup instead of sugar. Didn't have blood orange, so used freshly squeezed ruby grapefruit juice instead. Didn't have tequila añejo, so went for Mezcal only.
Smoking, fruity and pink!
score: 1
Albert Markiewicz
So in the end you substituted 3 out of 7 ingredients? Might as well call it a different cocktail
score: 1
Rik de Boer
Haha, Albert! Yes you could say it's a riff and a half! But the result is in the same, uhm... spirit.
score: 1
Roseanne Stockton
Just made it with agave. Rich & deep. Mezcal is such a flavour 😍
score: 2
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
A fabulous Margarita but yes, Agave instead of Simple.
score: 0

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