Margarita
Absolutely, the most well-known and popular cocktail to come out of Mexico.
Serves:
Ingredients
1.75oz Don Julio Tequila
0.75oz Orange Liqueur
0.75oz fresh Lime Juice
1 Lime Wheel (Garnish)
1 Teaspoon of Salt
Equipment
1 Martini or Coupe Glass
1 Cocktail Shaker
1 Hawthorne Strainer
1 Fine Strainer
method
Moisten the rim of Margarita Coupe or Coupe glass with citrus and apply Salt to the rim (optional).
Add all liquid ingredients to the shaker and fill three-quarters of the way with ice.
Shake vigorously and double-strain into the Martini or Coupe class.
Alcohol content:
16.4 g per serve
Interesting Facts
It's estimated that in America 185,000 Margaritas are consumed every hour.
History of the Drink
The Spanish word for "daisy" is "margarita." The daisy's flower head closes at night and opens in the morning, which is said to be a perversion of the word 'day's eye'. And its likely that the Margarita since the 1930's is a Tequila-based Daisy - a family of Victorian-era drinks created with citrus juice and sweetened with syrup or liqueur, and then strengthened with alcohol.
