Cocktail
Margarita
The shoulders-down drink.
- Glassware
- Coupe
- Method
- shake
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
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spirit
Unaged tequila distilled from blue agave. Bright, vegetal, peppery.
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liqueur
Premium triple sec with a cleaner, sharper orange flavor.
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fruit
Always fresh-squeezed. Sharper than lemon, essential to tiki and tequila drinks.
Method
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Salt half the rim of a coupe (run a lime wedge first).
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Combine tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice in a shaker with ice.
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Shake hard for 12 seconds.
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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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