Margarita

The margarita is the most common of all tequila-based cocktails. There are three main ingredients in a margarita: Tequila, Triple Sec, and lime juice. The traditional recipe is three parts Tequila, two parts Triple Sec and one part lime juice.

Standard Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 ozs. tequila
• 1 oz. orange flavored liqueur (Cointreau or Triple Sec)
• 1 oz. fresh lime juice

Margarita

Procedure

1. Rub the rim of a cocktail glass with a lime wedge.
2. Dip in salt.
3. Shake all ingredients with ice.
4. Strain into a cocktail glass.
5. Garnish with a lime wedge or slice.

• Note (Salt coating on the glass rim is optional.)

"On-the-Rocks" margarita

Ingredients

• 2 ozs. tequila
• 1 oz. orange flavored liqueur (Cointreau or Triple Sec)
• 1 oz. fresh lime juice
• Ice cubes
• Salt for garnish

Procedure

1. Moisten rim of glass with lime. Rotate rim against coarse salt, to salt the outside but not the inside of the rim.
2. Fill the glass with ice cubes.
3. Combine ingredients in an ice-filled shaker. Shake until cold.
4. Pour contents of shaker into glass.
5. Garnish with slice or wedge of lime.

Ice-blended Margarita

A Blended Margarita

• 1 ½ oz. Tequila
• ½ oz. orange liqueur
• ½ oz. lime juice plus 1 lime wedges
• 1 ½ cups ice cubes

Procedure

1. In a blender, combine the ingredients and blend until slushy.
2. Pour into prepared margarita glass and serve with a lime wedge.

Pre-Mixed Margarita

• 2/3 cup margarita mix
• 1/3 cup generic tequila.

Serve in a sugar or salt rimmed glass, on the rocks or with crushed ice.

Variations

Fruit Juice

Fruit juices can also be added to a Margarita. Examples of such combinations that go well are:

• Lime juice with raspberry.
• Strawberry or peach, with lemon juice.

Note, however, that fruit Margaritas are not recognised as part of the standard Margarita repetoire.

Common Margarita Ratios

• 2:1:1 = 6:3:3 (50% tequila, 25% Triple Sec, 25% fresh lime juice).
• 3:2:1 = 6:4:2 (50% tequila, double as much Triple Sec than fresh lime juice).
• 3:1:1 = 6:2:2 (60% tequila, 20% Triple Sec, 20% fresh lime juice).
• 1:1:1 = 6:6:6 (33% tequila, 33% Triple Sec, 33% fresh lime juice).

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