Napoléon Margarita

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (32 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Patrón Reposado tequila
34 oz Mandarine Napoleon liqueur
34 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
16 oz Agave syrup
8 drop Difford's Margarita Bitters optional
× 1 1 serving
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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.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

As the name suggests, this tasty Margarita benefits from a slug of rich mandarin orange liqueur.

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History:

A variant of the popular Margarita cocktail. A detailed history, along with other variants can be found on our page.

Nutrition:

One serving of Napoléon Margarita contains 185 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 20.56% alc./vol. (20.56° proof)
  • 19.6 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
3rd August 2024 at 02:22
Just had this again with a very spicy Mexican dinner. Had forgotten how wonderful it is. Perfectly balanced with a light hint of mandarin.
Sean Baron’s Avatar Sean Baron
6th January 2024 at 22:45
Orange and tequila go so well together it’s almost criminal. The Mandarin liquor reigns in the sourness of the lime juice a smidge, but it’s still a recognisable margarita, albeit with a sweet citrus edge. This is a very good cocktail.
Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
13th October 2023 at 17:11
Tasty!
Ignacy Szczupal’s Avatar Ignacy Szczupal
5th March 2023 at 19:37
The bitter is not an option here it gives the meaning to coctktail which is rather flat without bitter.
If you don't have the Margarita bitter which will give a lot of freshness by pronouncing the agave at the expense of the fruity taste, you can put 10 drops of Angostura bitter in it which will give the whole thing more depth (at the expense of the freshness)
Ian T’s Avatar Ian T
11th January 2023 at 22:35
Made substituting the mandarin liqueur for M&S Clementine gin liqueur. Great margarita variation which accentuated the smokiness of the Olmeca Altos Plata Tequila I used.
27th June 2022 at 12:59
Used 30ml white tequila, kept the rest the same. Produced a truly great cocktail. Will make again.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
27th March 2021 at 19:58
Great variation. Mandarine Napoleon gives a hint of orange and creates a refreshing margarita which is not sweet.