Name: Curaçao Margarita
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Reposado tequila; 22.5 ml Orange Curaçao; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 5 ml Agave syrup; 6 drop Margarita Bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Reposado tequila (100% agave)

³⁄₄ fl oz

Ferrand Dry Curaçao liqueur

³⁄₄ fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Agave syrup (agave nectar)

6 drop

Difford's Margarita Bitters (optional)

3 drop

Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s (optional)

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lime wedge (no salted rim).

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 Curaçao Margarita contains 188 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
20.89% alc./vol. (41.78° proof)
21.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Comments & Discussion

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Calvin Grant Premium Member 7w

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Looking forward to trying it with an añejo. Did reduce the lime juice to 15ml as it's been a bit sharp of late. Thanks Ferrand for the Dry Curaçao. It has a permanent place in my cabinet. And thanks Simon, You're the master.

John Hinojos Premium Member 16w

Simon, thank you so much for this Margarita variation. It is Outstanding.
Unfortunately, too many Margaritas are sweet. This is more like I get a Margarita in the non-tourist areas of Mexico.
We use a mix of reposado and anejo tequila. Perfect balance between sweet and bitter.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 16w

Thanks for your kind words, John. I made it at the suggestion of our friends at Ferrand.

Chris Dimal 18w

What delightful variation of the Margarita. I made it with an orange liqueur infinity blend (my house Orange Curacao) and then with the pleasurable Ferrand Curacao. Both were fantastic, with that rich orange ribbon. It's not like Grand Marnier, there's something of levity which really takes this to the next level. Actually, I'd have this over a Millionaire/Cadillac Margarita. It really is excellent.

Morten Carlsbaek Premium Member 19w

Too bitter, in my opinion, with 6 drops of bitter and using dry curacao. Next time I'll try with 2 drops.

Florian Ruf Premium Member 19w

Made it today with Reposado, Grand Marnier and Peychauds with a very nice result. Definitely deeper than a regular Margarita, but next time I would halve the bitters. As Grand Marnier is only slightly sweeter than Ferrand Dry (200g sugar per liter versus 180g) and also cognac based, I ask myself why it is not in same category listed?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 19w

One is a cognac orange liqueur (only flavoured with orange), and the other is an orange curacao with orange and other botanicals. They have different taste profiles, so I have categorised them separately.

Florian Ruf Premium Member 19w

Thank you for the information, this is really a big difference. It is fantastic that you not only read comments, but also reply so fast!

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 25w

Our eyes lit up at the sight of this recipe. And we weren't disappointed. Very tasty and excellently balanced...bravo. Inspired by the added depth that the Reposado offers, we decided to try to take it a step further. By splitting the liqueur 15ml Curacao and 7.5ml Nonino Amaro Quintessentia, and the bitters 2 drops Margarita bitters and 6 drops grapefruit bitters. We call it El Nino's Margarita, as a nod to the Pacific Ocean climate pattern that brings us cloudless, sunny days under a deep blue sky.

tom munger 25w

I have made Margaritas with Curaçao for decades but, preferring tart over sweet, simplify the recipe to a 2:1:1 ratio and eschew the added sodium. ¡Saborísimo!

David Little Premium Member 25w

I've always made my Margarita's like this. Makes me want one this week, however! I need to get some Difford bitters.

Cliff Marx Premium Member 25w

It looks good no matter what glassware it's in. Photographed in a Coupe, instructions note to pre- chill an Old-Fashioned glass. Definitely going to try this with Anejo when I get home from work later.