Name: Pendennis Margarita
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Blanco tequila; 22.5 ml Apricot liqueur; 15 ml Lime juice; 5 ml Agave syrup; 2 dash Creole bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Pendennis Margarita
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Retro Optic Coupette 15cl

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
³⁄₄ fl oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Agave syrup (agave nectar)
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A tequila and apricot sour inspired by the classic gin-based Pendennis Club Special.

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History:

Created by yours truly in May 2026.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Pendennis Margarita contains 176 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
21.31% alc./vol. (42.62° proof)
21.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Loz Horner

13th June at 07:03

Superb. The apricot comes through nicely.

Niccolò Murtas

8th June at 22:01

Sublime; depending on your apricot liqueur (i'm using luxardo) you might skip that 5ml of agave entirely. Though it is true that, for a margarita enjoyer, a bit of sweet is a cost tradeable for even more agave. I have enjoyed many types of margaritas and this is hand to hand with "margarita floridita" which probably has another name but is the one with a bit of lime cordial and grapefruit juice as well.

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