Margarita

2 oz Tequila

1 oz Triple sec, Cointreau

1 oz Lime juice

Instructions

Shake, strain, straight-up, cocktail glass, optionally half-rimmed with salt.

Cocktail summary

Is of

unknown authenticity

Curator

4 stars

Average

4.5 stars

(44 ratings)

Cocktail Book

From other users

Consider muddling a jalepeno or other hot pepper slice. May need to add a bit of some sort of citrus juice to calm the hot pepper. Peng uses 3:2:1 Tequilla, Lime, Cointreau, a very tart version. — ★★★★★

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Comments

I like 2 oz Siete Leguas Blanco (or Tequila Ocho), 1 oz lime, 3/4 Cointreau - I tend to be a minimalist... I want to taste the tequila, and it should be tart. I strongly prefer neutral-spirit based orange liqueurs over brandy based ones.

My preferred recipe
2.0 oz Silver/blanco tequila (OR 1.5 oz tequila and 0.5 oz mezcal for a smokey variant)
1.0 oz Citrus juice, freshly squeezed (1 ounce lime juice OR half ounce each of lime juice and lemon juice)
0.75 oz Triple Sec (Cointreau, Pierre Ferrard Dry Curacao, or Creole Shrub)
0.25 oz Agave syrup (If omitting the agave syrup, bump up the triple sec to a full ounce)
Half salted rim

Jo's Margarita

Tequila Blanco - 2 oz
lime and lemon - 1 oz
Orange liqueur (Cointreu works) - 1 oz
Mezcal (spash)
mix with ice
strain