Cocktails

Margarita

Margarita
The traditional way to drink tequila is to shake a little salt on the back of your hand between the thumb and forefinger and, holding a wedge of lime or lemon, lick the salt, suck the fruit and then down a shot of tequila in one. This cocktail, attributed to Francisco Morales and invented in 1942 in Mexico, is a more civilised version.

lime wedge coarse salt
4-6 cracked ice cubes 3 measures white tequila
1 measure triple sec
2 measures lime juice slice of lime, to decorate

Rub the rim of a chilled cocktail glass with the lime wedge and then dip in a saucer of coarse salt to frost. Put the cracked ice cubes into a cocktail shaker. Pour the tequila, triple sec and lime juice over the ice. Shake vigorously until a frost forms. Strain into the prepared glass and decorate with the lime slice.

Variations

Frozen Margarita:

put 6-8 cracked ice cubes into a blender and add 2 measures white tequila, 1 measure lime juice and '/2 measure triple sec. Blend at low speed until slushy. Pour, without straining, into a chilled cocktail glass and decorate with a slice of lime.

Blue Margarita:

frost the rim of a chilled cocktail glass using a lime wedge and coarse salt (as above). Put 4-6 cracked ice cubes into a cocktail shaker. Pour 2 measures white tequila, 1 measure blue Curacao, 1+1/2 measures lime juice and 1 tablespoon triple sec over the ice. Shake vigorously until a frost forms. Strain into the prepared glass and decorate with a slice of lime.

Margarita Imperiale:

put 4-6 cracked ice cubes into a cocktail shaker. Dash clear Curacao over the ice and pour in 1 measure white tequila, 1 measure Mandarine Napoleon and 1 measure lemon juice. Shake vigorously until a frost forms. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Peach Margarita:

frost the rim of a chilled cocktail glass using a lime wedge and coarse salt (as above). Put 4-6 cracked ice cubes into a cocktail shaker. Pour 2 measures white tequila, 2 measures lime juice, '/2 measure peach liqueur and 1 tablespoon triple sec over the ice. Shake vigorously until a frost forms, then strain into the prepared glass. Decorate with a fresh peach slice.

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