Honey Margarita

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Photographed in an UB Soho Diamond Old Fashioned 9.5oz

Ingredients:
2 oz Patrón Reposado tequila
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2⁄3 oz Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. Garnish with lime wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Review:

Strictly speaking, as this cocktail doesn't contain an orange liqueur it is not a Margarita but should properly be termed a "Honey Tequila Sour". We decided Honey Margarita had more of a ring to it. Very tasty it is too.

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Variant:

Lolita Margarita

Nutrition:

One serving of Honey Margarita contains 183 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 18.58% alc./vol. (18.58° proof)
  • 17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
19th October 2022 at 01:33
Very nice cocktail with a wonderful honey flavour. Did use a bit less of the honey syrup as I find most Margaritas too sweet. Easy to make and very tasty.
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Myxo Gastrid’s Avatar Myxo Gastrid
22nd September 2022 at 22:33
fantastic. benefits from a salted rim, and next time i might reduce the honey syrup to 15ml
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