Cocktail family · 2 riffs
Margarita Variations
Tequila, orange liqueur and fresh lime. Get those three right and you’ve got a Margarita. Use 100% agave tequila and squeeze the limes yourself; bottled sour mix is where most bad Margaritas come from. The riffs here add fruit, heat or a splash of mezcal for smoke, but the bones stay the same.
The classic spec · IBA
Margarita
- Glass
- Margarita or coupe glass
- Method
- Shaken
Ingredients
- 1⅔ oz (50 ml) 100% agave tequila
- ⅔ oz (20 ml) triple sec
- ½ oz (15 ml) fresh lime juice
Steps
- If you want salt, rim half of a chilled margarita or coupe glass.
- Shake the tequila, triple sec and lime juice hard with ice.
- Strain into the glass.
The full Margarita recipe: why it works, swaps and questions →
