Classic Margaritas

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Margarita recipe
Margaritas by style
Best ingredients
History of the Margarita

Classic Margaritas

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

Margarita on-the-rocks (Difford's recipe)

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

Margarita (frozen)

Citrus freshness with the subtle agave of tequila served frozen.

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

Tommy's Margarita

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

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

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

Improved Trashy Margarita

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

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 (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 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 that when it came to tequila, a blanco tequila would be best suited. However,

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).

Margarita Negra

This coffee-flavoured tequila sour is more brown than Negra (black) but is a tasty riff on a Margarita. How much agave syrup you should use depends on

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

Pink Margarita

This Margarita with pink grapefruit soda is made pink and flavoured with a couple of dashes Creole bitters.

Brazilian Margarita

Brazil's national cocktail (the Caipirinha) meets Mexico's Margarita. The muddling of lime to release oils from the skin is key to the success of this

Los Pacaminos Margarita

A mellow but characterful Margarita distinguished by a splash of corn whisky, mezcal and corn liqueur, further mellowed by agave syrup and a split between

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