Name: Classic Margarita Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 oz. Triple Sec or Cointreau; 4 oz. Tequila; 2 oz. lime juice; 1/2 cup ice; lime wedges; Coarse kosher salt for rimming glasses; 8 ounces tequila; 1 cup lime juice; 1/2 cup Cointreau or Triple Sec; 2 tbsp agave syrup; coarse kosher salt for rimming glass; lime wedges; 5-6 cups of ice

A margarita is a cocktail consisting of tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice often served with salt on the rim of the glass. The drink is served shaken with ice, blended with ice, or without ice.

Who Created the drink "Margarita"

One of the earliest stories is of the margarita being invented in 1938 by Carlos "Danny" Herrera at his restaurant Rancho La Gloria, halfway between Tijuana and Rosarito, Baja California, created for the customer and former Ziegfeld dancer Marjorie King, who was allergic to many spirits, but not to tequila.

A frozen margarita is icy soothing comfort in a glass on a hot summer day. In its classic form—tequila, lime juice, and Cointreau or Triple Sec, served in a glass with a salted rim—it is a perfect combination of sweet, salty, sour, and bitter.

Which Tequila to use for the perfect margarita?

Tequila: A silver or Blanco tequila is best for margaritas. This tequila is young, only aged in oak for up to two months. When it comes to margaritas, the quality of the tequila provides the perfect margarita.

Triple Sec or Cointreau: Cointreau is a type of Triple Sec (a family of dry orange liqueurs). Triple Sec is both the name of a category and also refers to an inexpensive, lower-quality orange liqueur. Cointreau has a stronger, smoother, and more complex flavor vs Triple Sec. It's slightly more expensive and higher in alcohol level.

Lime juice: Fresh squeezed is better, but bottled lime juice will work too.

Salt: Coarse kosher salt, margarita salt, or coarse sea salt.