Margarita
A refreshing tequila cocktail with lime and triple sec
Ingredients
- 30 ml Triple Sec
- 30 ml Lime Juice
- 60 ml Tequila Blanco
- 60 ml Tequila Blanco
- 30 ml Triple Sec
- 30 ml Lime Juice
- 50 ml Tequila Blanco
- 50 ml Tequila Blanco
- 20 ml Triple Sec
- 20 ml Triple Sec
- 15 ml Lime Juice
- 15 ml Lime Juice
Tools & Glassware
- Shaker
- Hawthorne strainer
Directions
- Chill the glass
- Add half salt rim to glass (optional)
- Add ice to a shaker
- Add all ingredients
- Shake well
- Strain into glass
History
The true origin of the Margarita is lost in myth and folklore, with many claims to the invention somewhere between 1936 and 1948. The first known publication of a margarita recipe was in the December 1953 issue of Esquire, with a recipe calling for an ounce of Sierra tequila, a dash of triple sec, and the juice of half a lime or lemon. A recipe for a tequila-based cocktail first appeared in the 1930 book My New Cocktail Book by G. F. Steele. Without noting a specific recipe or inventor, a drink called the Tequila Daisy was mentioned in the Syracuse Herald as early as 1936. Margarita is Spanish for Daisy, which is a nickname for Margaret. According to Jose Cuervo, the cocktail was invented in 1938 by a bartender in honour of Mexican showgirl Rita de la Rosa.
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