For a European take on the Margarita, Cocktail Atlas Columnist Darryl Beeson recommends this recipe from Salvatore Calabrese of London's Lanesborough Hotel. (Beeson prefers to call it the Margarita Thatcher.) 

“I prefer to use a little less Tequila in my recipe. This succeeds in a better balance between the Tequila and the lime, because it gives the drink a more lip-smacking finish," Calabrese says.

Salvatore Calabrese’s European Margarita

1oz Tequila

1oz fresh lime juice

2/3oz triple sec (or Cointreau)

Rub the rim of the glass with a wedge of lime and dip the glass into a saucer of fine salt. Place all ingredients into a shaker. Shake sharply and strain into the glass. Garnish with a wedge on the rim of the glass (from Classic Cocktails by Salvatore Calabrese, $14.95 hardback, Sterling).

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