| 1 1/2 fl oz | Patrón Reposado tequila |
| 3/4 fl oz | Cointreau triple sec liqueur |
| 3/4 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/6 fl oz | Agave syrup |
| 2 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) (optional) |
| 4 drop | Difford's Margarita Bitters (optional) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
- Optionally, RIM glass with salt (moisten outside edge with lime juice and dip into salt).
- Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
- Garnish with lime wedge.
Strength & taste guide:
Review:
This is how we prefer our margaritas to be served. Tangy citrus and tequila with a hint of balancing sweetness and a faint salty undertone. We also prefer the subtlety of half a pinch of salt in the drink to a salt laden glass rim.
Variant:
Improved Trashy Margarita
Margarita (straight-up)
Margarita (frozen)
50:50 Margarita
Mezcal Margarita
History:
The traditional Margarita recipe is 2 parts tequila, 1 part triple sec and 1 part lime juice. This produces a drink which is a tad on the sour side with the sweetness of the triple sec not quite balancing the sourness of the lime. Hence, depending on the sourness of the limes, I like to add a spoon (5ml) of agave syrup to boost flavour and improve the drink's balance.
See: Margarita cocktail history.
Nutrition:
167 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 20.89% alc./vol. (41.78° proof)
- 19.9 grams of pure alcohol
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