Classic Margarita
The three-ingredient cocktail everyone thinks they can make. Fresh lime, reposado tequila, Cointreau, flaky salt. Done in five minutes.
Servings: 1 drink
Calories: 520kcal
Ingredients
- 60 ml reposado tequila
- 30 ml fresh lime juice
- 30 ml Cointreau or quality triple sec
- flaky salt, for the rim
- 1 lime wedge, to garnish
- ice
Instructions
- Rub a lime wedge around the outside rim of a coupe or rocks glass. Dip the outside of the rim in flaky salt.
- Fill the glass with ice and cold water to chill.
- Combine tequila, lime juice and Cointreau with a big scoop of ice in a shaker. Shake hard for 15 seconds.
- Discard the ice water. Strain the cocktail into the chilled glass, over fresh ice if using a rocks glass.
- Garnish with a lime wheel. Drink immediately.
Notes
Fresh lime juice only. Bottled lime will ruin it. Batching for groups: multiply the recipe in a jug, but shake each serve individually over ice for chill and dilution.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 520kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Sodium: 320mg | Sugar: 13g