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Margarita

The Margarita is blanco tequila, Cointreau, fresh lime and a little simple syrup, shaken and served over ice with a lime wedge. Blanco tequila keeps the agave bright and peppery, Cointreau adds orange, and fresh lime keeps it sharp. The most-ordered cocktail in America, timed for National Margarita Day.

  • GlassRocks
  • MethodShaken
  • Ingredients4
  • Prep3 min
  • DifficultyEasy
Margarita

Ingredients

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Servings
Lime wedgeGarnish
Total volume—

Directions

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice.
  2. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.

ToolsJiggerShakerHawthorne strainerRocks glass

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History

The Margarita's origin is contested. Carlos "Danny" Herrera in Tijuana and Margarita Sames in Acapulco are among those credited in the 1930s and 1940s. Many historians see it as a tequila version of the daisy, since margarita means daisy in Spanish.

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What you'll need to buy

Based on 750ml bottles (25.4 oz), rounded up.

Bottle math, generally

750ml bottle25.4 oz
2 oz pours per bottle12 cocktails
1.5 oz pours per bottle16 cocktails
1 oz =29.6 ml
This recipe per 750ml of spirit—

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