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"The Margarita was created sometime around the 1930’s but nobody is quite sure where or quite sure when.."
How to make ...
Margarita
The ultimate tequila cocktail, the Margarita is a tangy mixture of rich grassy, tequila, tart fresh lime, sweet, citrusy orange liqueur and a savoury salt rim.
Method
Chill a martini glass/coupette in the freezer or fill it with ice.
Take your Boston glass or small tin and, using your jigger to measure, add the tequila and triple sec to your shaker.
Using your Mexican elbow and a jigger to measure, squeeze 25ml of lime juice and add it to the shaker.
Fill your shaker with cubed ice and seal using your Boston tin or lid, before shaking vigorously for 10-15 seconds or until your tin is very cold.
Remove your glass from the freezer or empty of ice if necessary.
Using your lime wedge, wet the rim of the glass, and dip the rim of the glass in salt or sprinkle salt over it to coat the rim.
Wipe off any excess salt or any on the inside of the glass using a napkin.
Using your Hawthorne strainer and your fine strainer, double strain your cocktail into your chilled martini glass or coupette.
Garnish with a lime wheel or wedge.
Serve and enjoy!
History
The Margarita was created sometime around the 1930’s but nobody is quite sure where or quite sure when. It has gone on to become a classic cocktail the world over with all sorts of weird and wonderful twists and different forms.
The base ingredients should always be the same no matter what is added: tequila, lime and sugar.
According to cocktail historian David Wondrich, author of Imbibe!, the best guess is that the Margarita as we know and love it evolved from a cocktail known as the “Daisy.” This, a mix of alcohol, citrus juice, and grenadine served over shaved ice, was popular during the 1930s and 40s.
There were gin daisies and whiskey daisies and, eventually, inevitably, tequila daisies, of which the original recipe called for tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, and a splash of soda.
At some point, this Mexican-influenced drink became known by its Spanish name, Margarita, which means daisy in Spanish.
The Margarita was created sometime around the 1930’s but nobody is quite sure where or quite sure when. However it has gone on to become a classic cocktail the world over with all sorts of weird and wonderful twists and created in many different forms. The base ingredients should always be the same no matter what is added: Tequila, lime and sugar.
Allergens
No common allergens to be found, although, since every body is different, we advise you check out this recipe's ingredients list just to be sure!Ingredients
35ml Tequila
15ml Triple Sec
25ml Lime Juice
Lime Wheel to Garnish
Cubed Ice
Salt Rim (optional)
Times:
Prep: 2 Minutes
Make: 30 Seconds
Total: 2 Minutes and 30 Seconds
Calories:
221 calories
Servings:
Serves 1
Method
Chill a martini glass/coupette in the freezer or fill it with ice.
Take your Boston glass or small tin and, using your jigger to measure, add the tequila and triple sec to your shaker.
Using your Mexican elbow and a jigger to measure, squeeze 25ml of lime juice and add it to the shaker.
Fill your shaker with cubed ice and seal using your Boston tin or lid, before shaking vigorously for 10-15 seconds or until your tin is very cold.
Remove your glass from the freezer or empty of ice if necessary.
Using your lime wedge, wet the rim of the glass, and dip the rim of the glass in salt or sprinkle salt over it to coat the rim.
Wipe off any excess salt or any on the inside of the glass using a napkin.
Using your Hawthorne strainer and your fine strainer, double strain your cocktail into your chilled martini glass or coupette.
Garnish with a lime wheel or wedge.
Serve and enjoy!
History
The Margarita was created sometime around the 1930’s but nobody is quite sure where or quite sure when. It has gone on to become a classic cocktail the world over with all sorts of weird and wonderful twists and different forms.
The base ingredients should always be the same no matter what is added: tequila, lime and sugar.
According to cocktail historian David Wondrich, author of Imbibe!, the best guess is that the Margarita as we know and love it evolved from a cocktail known as the “Daisy.” This, a mix of alcohol, citrus juice, and grenadine served over shaved ice, was popular during the 1930s and 40s.
There were gin daisies and whiskey daisies and, eventually, inevitably, tequila daisies, of which the original recipe called for tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, and a splash of soda.
At some point, this Mexican-influenced drink became known by its Spanish name, Margarita, which means daisy in Spanish.
The Margarita was created sometime around the 1930’s but nobody is quite sure where or quite sure when. However it has gone on to become a classic cocktail the world over with all sorts of weird and wonderful twists and created in many different forms. The base ingredients should always be the same no matter what is added: Tequila, lime and sugar.
Allergens
No common allergens to be found, although, since every body is different, we advise you check out this recipe's ingredients list just to be sure!Recommended
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Video Transcription
Hi, guys, it’s Kay back here at TT Liquor. Today, I’m going to be showing you how to make a really classic cocktail, probably the most famous tequila drink; we are going to be making a classic Margarita.
And the first thing we need, very importantly, is some tequila. We’re using this lovely Cazcabel tequila, which is 100% agave, got a really nice kind of smooth, complex flavour.
Now we want 35ml of our tequila.
Next thing going in here is going to be some triple sec. And we want 15ml of our triple sec.
And we want one shot or 25ml of our lime juice.
So now I’m going to go ahead and fill that with some cubed ice and give it a shake. Grab our tin, pop it on top, big old smack to seal it, and we’ll give that a shake for around about 10-15 seconds. Here we go.
Beautiful, so pop that open. Traditionally a margarita is served with salt around the rim, so what I’m going to do is give this a half rim. Just rub that around half the rim of my glass here and I’m just going to roll that wet rim in the salt.
Just going to go ahead and fill it up with some fresh cubed ice, and then we’re going to strain our Margarita into our glass, like so.
Beautiful, and finally, for a garnish, I’m just going to grab a couple of little lime wedges and we’ll pop those on the side.
And that is our classic Margarita ready to drink.
