Margarita

Ingredients

• 2 oz tequila (100% agave)
• 1 oz orange liqueur (triple sec)
• 1 oz fresh lime juice

Method

Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain over fresh ice into a salt-rimmed glass.

Glass & Garnish

Glass: Rocks glass, salt-rimmed
Garnish: Lime wheel

Background & History

Multiple competing origin stories place its creation in Mexico in the 1930s–40s; today it's one of the best-selling cocktails in the world.

For more on this, see Cocktail Recipe Directory and Tequila & Mezcal Cocktails.

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