Margarita
A bright, zesty classic balancing the earthy notes of tequila with tart lime and a hint of orange sweetness.
Base
tequila
Glassware
Rocks glass
Flavor Profile
sourrefreshing
Ingredients
- 2 oz tequila (blanco)
- 1 oz triple sec
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- Salt for rimming
- Lime wheel, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Rim a rocks glass with salt and fill with ice.
- 2Shake tequila, triple sec, and lime juice with ice until well chilled.
- 3Strain into the prepared glass and garnish with a lime wheel.
Origin & Story
Mexico, late 1930s–40s
Multiple bartenders on both sides of the US-Mexico border claim to have invented it in the late 1930s or 1940s; the most repeated tale credits Carlos "Danny" Herrera, who mixed it for a customer allergic to all spirits but tequila.
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