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Margarita

The shoulders-down drink.

Glassware
Coupe
Method
shake
Difficulty
easy

Ingredients

  • spirit

    Unaged tequila distilled from blue agave. Bright, vegetal, peppery.

  • liqueur

    Premium triple sec with a cleaner, sharper orange flavor.

  • fruit

    Always fresh-squeezed. Sharper than lemon, essential to tiki and tequila drinks.

Method

  1. Salt half the rim of a coupe (run a lime wedge first).

  2. Combine tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice in a shaker with ice.

  3. Shake hard for 12 seconds.

  4. Double-strain into the prepared coupe. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Garnish

  • rim — Sea Salt
  • Lime Wheel

About this drink

The classic 2:1:1 ratio. Use a quality blanco, fresh-squeezed lime, and don't skimp on the orange liqueur.

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