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Classic Margaritas

Best Margarita recipe Margaritas by style History

Best Margarita recipe
Margaritas by style
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Classic Margaritas

Improved Trashy Margarita

Being slightly dilute, faintly sweet and with a thin foam on top are all essential components to a really good Trashy Margarita. This has all the good

50:50 Margarita

I was tempted to also split the citrus juice to also bring lemon or even pink grapefruit juice into this cocktail but when I made the recipe above it was

Picador

The name might be more masculine, but it is still a classic Margarita. This 2:1:1 recipe is a touch on the sour side for most so you may want to add a

Cadillac Margarita (AKA Grand Margarita)

A balanced (far from sweet) and flavoursome Margarita with the rich cognac and orange notes of the liqueur adding to this drink's depth of flavour.

Honey Margarita

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

Italian Margarita

A liberal dash of amaretto adds very Italian subtexts of apricot and almond to a classic Margarita.

Lolita Margarita

A fittingly seductive Margarita.

Margarita (frozen)

Citrus freshness with the subtle agave of tequila served frozen.

Margarita (no added sugar* & low-calorie)

* BEWARE: Although free of cane sugar and beet sugar, this cocktail contains small amounts of fructose sugars from the agave nectar used in the Agave Sec

Margarita (straight-up)

If desired, for the perfect salt rim you can liquidise or grind sea salt to make it finer, then run a cut slice of lime (or orange) around the outside

Margarita with Salt Foam Float

Classic Margarita with a salty foam topping.

Mexican Martini

Considering tequila is replacing vodka in this French Martini riff, you'd think blanco tequila would work best. However, having tried this and reposado

Million Dollar Margarita

Although a relatively dry Margarita this particular millionaire benefits from the rich orange notes of a cognac-based orange liqueur.

Mirror Margarita

This translucent margarita is made with an acid mixture replacing lime juice. Why? Besides being crystal clear, the omission of lime juice makes it possible

Napoléon Margarita

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

The Original Margarita

There's debate as to who created the original Margarita recipe and when with a Dallas socialite called Margarita Sames most often credited (see below).

Tommy's Margarita

The flavour of agave is king in this simple Margarita, made without the traditional orange liqueur.

Margarita Negra

This coffee-flavoured tequila sour is more brown than Negra (black) but is a very tasty riff on a Margarita.

Tequila Sour

A Margarita without orange liqueur (e.g. a Tommy's Margarita) is not a margarita at all but a tequila sour. The triple sec orange liqueur is one of the