Margarita
ClassicIBA OfficialSalt, citrus, agave. Bright by design.
Bright, tart, and clean, built on blanco tequila's crisp agave and white-pepper bite. Fresh lime brings a sharp citrus snap, orange liqueur rounds it with just enough sweetness, and a rim of flaky salt lifts every sip. The interplay of salt, sour, and sweet is the whole magic.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Blanco Tequila
- 1 oz Triple Sec
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- Lime wheel · optional garnish
- Salt rim · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Rim half the glass with salt: rub a lime wedge around the outer edge, then roll it in flaky salt.
- 2
Add the tequila, triple sec, and lime juice to a shaker with ice.
- 3
Shake hard until well-chilled, about 12-15 seconds.
- 4
Strain into the chilled, salt-rimmed glass.
- 5
Garnish with a lime wheel.
The Story
"Margarita" is Spanish for "daisy," and that is very likely what it began as: the tequila entry in the Daisy family — a spirit brightened with citrus and orange liqueur — that bartenders had been building since the 1800s. Its exact author is one of cocktail history's great unsettled arguments, claimed by a Tijuana restaurateur pouring for a 1930s showgirl, a Texas socialite mixing for guests in Acapulco, and half a dozen others besides. What isn't disputed is the result: by the 1950s the Margarita had crossed into American bars, and today it is the best-selling cocktail in the United States — proof that three well-balanced ingredients rarely need improving.
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