Strawberry Margarita

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Photographed in a Retro Coupe Engraved 7.75oz

Ingredients:
5 fresh Strawberries (hulled, small & ripe)
1 1⁄2 oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila
3⁄4 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
3⁄4 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of half strawberry.
  3. MUDDLE strawberries in base of shaker.
  4. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice.
  5. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass. (You may find the strawberry pulp clogs your fine strainer, so have a spoon handy to clear the mesh to enable the liquid run through.)
  6. Garnish with strawberry on rim.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Fresh strawberries combine well with tequila in this fruity margarita. The strawberry already makes this drink viscous so sugar syrup is preferable to agave syrup and blanco tequila freshens more than reposado tequila, although both are fine substitutions.

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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
3rd June at 15:19
Today I had not enough strawberries left, so I used raspberry syrup instead of rich syrup. This also makes a nice variant which one could extend to other (a.e. black) fruits.
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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
18th April at 15:28
We just discussed wether a strawberry margarita or a strawberry daiquiri is preferable and agreed the a strawberry margarita is winning because the tequila blanco give such a nice contrast to the soft strawberry aromas.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
17th September 2023 at 00:32
Made this again, but substituted Giffard's Creme de Fraise des Bois for the sugar syrup. Upped the strawberry flavour.
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Tony Jones’ Avatar Tony Jones
7th August 2022 at 09:26
Excellent - I made this in the Nutribullet with an extra cube of ice. And mezcal. Tippy top.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
13th February 2022 at 01:39
Our strawberries were the first of the season and not as sweet as later strawberries. This was a great cocktail. The tastes are subtle and delicate. Would make again the next time I have fresh strawberries.
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