Tequila Blanco, Lime Juice, Triple Sec, Salt
Start by rimming your glasses. Grab a freshly cut lime and run it along the outside rim of your glass to get it wet. Dip it into flaky sea salt, and make sure to move it around a bit so the salt sticks to the glass. Try to lightly crush the salt while doing this to make it stick easier. If you’re a stickler for details, you can try to remove any salt that is stuck to the inside of the glass, so it doesn’t land in the drink. Once rimmed, place the glass into the freezer to chill.
Combine Tequila, Fresh Lime Juice and the Triple Sec in a shaker. Add ice cubes and shake like your life depended on it. Strain immediately into your salt rimmed glass and enjoy.
Pro tip: Some bartenders like to do a "half rim" for Margaritas. To do this, you rub the lime across half of the rim and a bit further down along the glass than you’d normally do. Cover the wet area with salt and you’ve got yourself a half rim! Not only does this make your drink look a bit cooler, but it also allows the guest to choose exactly how much salt they want with any given sip!
Written by Michael Bergström
There’s almost as many stories about the origin of the Margarita as there are brands selling Tequila - most of which end up in Margaritas. Nobody really knows who invented the Margarita but many of the stories involve a beautiful woman. There’s one story about a Mexican restaurateur and a gorgeous showgirl. One about a Texan socialite with the same name throwing famous house parties serving the concoction. Yet another tells the story of an admiring Barman offering his “new” libation to a famous actress in Tijuana during the 1940s. One thing we’re fairly certain about however, is that the Margarita as we know it today stems from a cocktail known as the Daisy. Originally the Daisy was made with Gin, Vodka or Rum. As is to be expected by popular cocktails, variations on the original recipe started popping up around the world. Eventually, the “Mexican-style” Tequila Daisy, which used triple sec instead of grenadine, became known by its Spanish name, Margarita, a word that directly translates to Daisy.What you need
Tools & Glassware
Cocktail Glass or Coupette
Citrus Press
Shaker