Margarita
A bright tequila classic with lime and orange liqueur, balanced by a salted rim if you want it.
Difficulty
Medium
Glass
Rocks glass
Ice
Shake with ice; serve over fresh ice
Tools
Shaker, strainer
Ingredients
- 2 oz Tequila Blanco tequila is the standard choice.
- 1 oz Fresh lime juice Fresh lime makes the drink.
- 3/4 oz Triple sec Cointreau is better, but basic triple sec works.
How to make it
- Add tequila, lime juice, and triple sec to a shaker.
- Fill with ice.
- Shake hard for 15–20 seconds.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Salt the rim if you want.
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