Margarita (straight-up)
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Ingredients
1 1/2 oz Blanco tequila
3/4 oz Triple sec
3/4 oz Lime juice
1/6 oz Agave syrup
4 drop Margarita Bitters
How to make
Serve in a coupe glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- 2 Optionally, RIM glass with salt (moisten outside edge with lime or orange juice and dip into salt).
- 3 Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
Method
- 4 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- 5 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 6 Garnish with lime wedge on rim.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
20.9% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 167 calories
History
For a perfect salt rim, liquidise or grind sea salt to make it finer. Run a cut lime (or orange) slice around the glass rim's outside edge, then dip the rim's outside into the salt. Only salt the outside to avoid contaminating the cocktail.