Blood Orange Margarita
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Ingredients
1 oz Blanco tequila
1/2 oz Triple sec
1/6 oz Red bitter liqueur
1/2 oz Blood orange juice
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
How to make
Serve in a old-fashioned glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- 2 RIM glass with salt (moisten outside edge with lime or orange juice and dip into salt).
- 3 Prepare garnish of blood orange slice wheel.
Method
- 4 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- 5 STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish
- 6 Garnish with blood orange slice.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
16.7% alc./vol. · 1.1 standard drinks · 138 calories
History
Tequila, orange liqueur, bittersweet liqueur, blood orange, and lime juice are in perfect balance in this tasty Margarita variation.
Adapted from a 2000 recipe by Ben Davidson in Sydney, Australia. The history of the Margarita cocktail is discussed.