Margarita
Absolutely, the most well-known and popular cocktail to come out of Mexico.
Serves:
Ingredients
50ml Don Julio Tequila
25ml Orange Liqueur
25ml Lime Juice
1 Lime Wheel (Garnish)
1 Teaspoon of Salt (Garnish)
Equipment
1 Martini or Coupe Glass
1 Cocktail Shaker
1 Hawthorne Strainer
1 Fine Strainer
method
Moisten the rim of Margarita Coupe or Martini Glass with citrus and apply Salt to the rim (optional).
Shake all liquid ingredients with Ice.
Fine strain into the Martini or Coupe Glass.
Garnish with a Lime Wheel.
24 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 it's 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.
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