Bartending/Cocktails/Margarita

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Margarita
Flavour	tequila citrus
Units	3.8
Standard drinks	2.5

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The margarita is the most common of all tequila-based cocktails. There are three main ingredients in a margarita: Tequila, Triple Sec, and lime juice. The traditional recipe is three parts Tequila, two parts Triple Sec and one part lime juice.

[edit] Standard Recipe

[edit] Ingredients

• 2 ozs. tequila
• 1 oz. orange flavored liqueur (Cointreau or Triple Sec)
• 1 oz. fresh lime juice

[edit] Procedure

1. Rub the rim of a cocktail glass with a lime wedge.
2. Dip in salt.
3. Shake all ingredients with ice.
4. Strain into a cocktail glass.
5. Garnish with a lime wedge or slice.
   

• Note (Salt coating on the glass rim is optional.)^[1]

[edit] "On-the-Rocks" margarita

[edit] Ingredients

• 2 ozs. tequila
• 1 oz. orange flavored liqueur (Cointreau or Triple Sec)
• 1 oz. fresh lime juice
• Ice cubes
• Salt for garnish

[edit] Procedure

1. Moisten rim of glass with lime. Rotate rim against coarse salt, to salt the outside but not the inside of the rim.
2. Fill the glass with ice cubes.
3. Combine ingredients in an ice-filled shaker. Shake until cold.
4. Pour contents of shaker into glass.
5. Garnish with slice or wedge of lime.

[edit] Ice-blended Margarita

• 1 ½ oz. Tequila
• ½ oz. orange liqueur
• ½ oz. lime juice plus 1 lime wedges
• 1 ½ cups ice cubes

[edit] Procedure

1. In a blender, combine the ingredients and blend until slushy.
2. Pour into prepared margarita glass and serve with a lime wedge.

[edit] Pre-Mixed Margarita

• 2/3 cup margarita mix
• 1/3 cup generic tequila.

Serve in a sugar or salt rimmed glass, on the rocks or with crushed ice.

[edit] Variations

[edit] Fruit Juice

Fruit juices can also be added to a Margarita. Examples of such combinations that go well are:

• Lime juice with raspberry.
• Strawberry or peach, with lemon juice.

Note, however, that fruit Margaritas are not recognised as part of the standard Margarita repetoire.

[edit] Prickly Pear Margarita

[edit] Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 oz Prickly Pear Infused Tequila (Voodoo Tiki Desert Rose)
  
• 1/2 oz triple sec
  
• 2 oz sour mix
  
• 1/2 oz orange juice
  
• dash of grenadine to color
  
• sugar coated lime wheel for garnish
  
• salt or sugar for rimming
  

[edit] Preparation:

1. Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
   
2. Shake well.
   
3. Strain into a chilled margarita glass with a sugar or salt rim.
   
4. Garnish with a sugar coated lime wheel.
   

[edit] Common Margarita Ratios

• 2:1:1 = 6:3:3 (50% tequila, 25% Triple Sec, 25% fresh lime juice).
• 3:2:1 = 6:4:2 (50% tequila, double as much Triple Sec than fresh lime juice).
• 3:1:1 = 6:2:2 (60% tequila, 20% Triple Sec, 20% fresh lime juice).
• 1:1:1 = 6:6:6 (33% tequila, 33% Triple Sec, 33% fresh lime juice).

[edit] Notes

1. ↑

   It is a commonly held belief that the Margarita is always served with a salt rim on the glass. Bartenders specializing in tequila are of the opinion that salt hides the inferior flavour of bad Margaritas made with not-so-good tequila. For people who insist on a salt rim, the bartender typically only coats half the glass, so that they can still taste the drink without being obscured by the salt's taste. - Julio Bermejo, Tommy's Bar, San Francisco

[edit] External links

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