Classic Margarita Cocktail
The classic recipe for the famous drink! The Margarita has many variations - strawberry, cherry, pineapple - and many different mixing ratios. Here's the basic version, the one most commonly made in terms of both proportions and ingredients.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
How do you make a Margarita? Gather the ingredients. You'll need tequila - the brand doesn't matter. For the orange liqueur, Cointreau is preferable - the classic choice. You can, of course, substitute another orange liqueur if you need to, but then it won't be quite a Margarita. We only need the juice from the lime, so you can use store-bought lime juice too.
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Step 2:
Get a glass ready, wash it well, and dry it. Wet the rim of the glass and dip it in salt so a strip of salt clings around the edge.
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Step 3:
Put some ice in the blender. How much is up to you. If you want to keep the drink strong, there's no need to dilute it with water - even in the form of ice.
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Step 4:
Pour the tequila into the same blender.
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Step 5:
Then the orange liqueur.
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Step 6:
And the lime juice. If you squeeze it straight from the lime, wash it first in very hot water or even scald it with boiling water - the lime will give up much more juice. And don't forget the sieve - squeeze the juice through it so no seeds get into the drink.
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Step 7:
Blend everything.
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Step 8:
Strain the drink through a sieve.
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Step 9:
For women, the cocktail is served with a straw. One serving is about 280 calories. ABV: 24-25%.
- Historians agree on one thing: the cocktail is named after a woman named Margarita. But who she was - a local celebrity or the inventor's sweetheart - remains unknown.
- The International Bartenders Association (IBA) suggests mixing the ingredients in a 7:4:3 ratio (seven parts tequila, four orange liqueur, three lime juice).
- There are other mixing ratios too:
- 2:3:1 (liqueur 33%, tequila 50%, juice 17%)
- 1:3:1 (liqueur 20%, tequila 60%, juice 20%)
- 1:1:1 (liqueur 33%, tequila 33%, juice 33%)
- But the historically correct ratio is considered to be 2:1:2.
- A Margarita is drunk in small sips, holding the drink in your mouth for a couple of seconds first, so it leaves a long aftertaste.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Tequila - 75 kcal/100g
- Orange liqueur - 213 kcal/100g
- Lime juice - 10 kcal/100g
