 Some people like their margaritas classic, some prefer the modern, frozen margarita. Here are recipes for both. All photography and recipes courtesy of Casa Herradura.
February 2009
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The Margarita Cocktail
Page 3: Frozen & Classic Margarita Drink Recipes
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The Original Margarita Recipe
Randi Reed, editor-in-chief of the website MusicBizAdvice.com, saw Margarita Sames on a talk show in the early 1990s, and reports her original Margarita recipe and tips for making a good Margarita:
- “First, you must use a good tequila—one that is authentic, made in Jalisco, Mexico. I prefer a white tequila, not any of this gold stuff.”
 No blenders ever. Shake it or stir the drink in a pitcher. Do not strain. - Use Cointreau, not the less expensive and less flavorful Triple Sec.
- The original Margarita recipe: 3 jiggers tequila, “or you can do 2,” 1 jigger Cointreau and 1 jigger lime juice.
Photo by Lisa FX | IST.
- Serve over ice cubes, “not those little chips.”
- “Most people over-salt their Margarita glasses. I take a piece of lime and go all around the rim of the glass with it. Then I put regular kitchen salt on a paper towel. Just put the glass down into the salt and then pick it straight up.” This works better than using a saucer or the Margarita salt container.
Classic Margarita Recipe
Recipe provided by Casa Herradura.
Ingredients Per Cocktail
- 1 ounce tequila
(try Herradura silver)
- 1 ounce Cointreau
- Fresh lime juice to taste
- Kosher salt and lime wedge
for garnish
Preparation
- Rim glass with salt.
- Shake other ingredients over ice
and pour into a rocks glass.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
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 The classic Margarita, rimmed with salt and served with a lime wedge. |
Frozen Margarita Recipe
Recipe provided by Casa Herradura.
Ingredients Per Cocktail
- 1 ounce tequila
(try Herradura silver)
- 1 ounce Cointreau
- Fresh lime juice to taste
- 1/4 ounce crushed ice
- Sugar and lime wheel for garnish
Preparation
- Rim a glass with sugar.
- Mix all other ingredients in a blender
for a few minutes.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Non-Alcoholic Margarita Recipe |
 Chill out with a frozen margarita. |
Makes 4 servings.
Ingredients
Preparation
- Rim glasses with salt (dip rims into a dish of water, then into a dish of coarse or kosher salt; shake off excess salt).
- Place sorbet, tonic water and ice in blender. Cover; blend until smooth.
- Pour into glasses; garnish with lime wheels.
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