Margarita
The Quirky Foodster Team
Ingredients
- Tequila (100% agave) — 50 ml (1 3/4 oz)
- Triple sec — 20 ml (3/4 oz)
- Fresh lime juice — 15 ml (1/2 oz)
Method
- Rim the glass with salt, if using.
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice, or serve up.
Description: The world's most popular tequila cocktail — tequila, orange liqueur and lime, balanced across countless proportions and legends.
Cultural Background: Origin stories are numerous and disputed, most placing its creation in Mexico or the US-Mexico border region in the 1930s-40s; cocktail historians link it to the older Brandy Daisy family.
Tips: Use 100% agave tequila — mixto tequilas (partially made from other sugars) give a noticeably harsher result.
Variations: Blend with ice and fresh fruit (strawberry, mango) for a frozen Margarita.
Serving Suggestion: Serve over ice or up, with or without a salt rim as preferred.
Nutrition: Approx. 180 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Where does the name come from?
A: Several competing legends exist; none is definitively confirmed, and "Margarita" simply means "daisy" in Spanish, echoing the drink's Daisy-family roots.
- Tequila (100% agave) — 50 ml (1 3/4 oz)
- Triple sec — 20 ml (3/4 oz)
- Fresh lime juice — 15 ml (1/2 oz)
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