Recipes Margarita

First well ease into it with the original margarita.

Egg fried rice peas. Follow the above recipe as if your life depended on it. Add tequila lime juice simple syrup and orange liqueur. Cover and shake until mixed and chilled about 30 seconds.

Serve with a slice of lime. It pairs perfectly with the margarita for a delicious kick. Then the mongrelization began.

The classic recipe is 3 parts tequila 2 parts triple sec and 1 part freshly squeezed lime juice and you should probably start off pretty close to that but my personal favorite proportions are 4 3 2. Stir the ingredients and a little ice together or put them in a cocktail shaker to combine. Place salt on small shallow plate.

When i came upon the margarita in the 70 s it had been reduced to cheap tequila bar mix and a pound of ice to be processed in a blender. Combining the tang of lime and the sweetness of orange liqueur with the distinctive strength of tequila our classic margarita strikes all of the right keys. The margarita substituted tequila with lime and salt being the traditional accompaniments.

Strain into a chilled martini glass. As with most classic cocktail recipes it will barely fill many of todays larger margarita and cocktail glasses much less a mason jar. Shake until the outside of the shaker feels cold.

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. The margarita is one of the most popular cocktails in north americafor good reason. Although the origins of this drink are somewhat mysterious this classic recipe doesnt have to betake tequila.

The original margarita recipe was designed to be served as a short drink with a volume of just 3 12 ounces. Rim two glasses with lime wedge then dip in salt to coat rim. Lets talk simple syrup.

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice then add the tequila lime juice and triple sec. Mastering the margarita requires a certain amount of practice but once you dial in your perfect ratio its a really easy cocktail to replicate.