30 cocktails IN 30 DAYS – DAY 14: THE MARGARITA

Day 14 of our 30 cocktails in 30 Days Challenge: the margarita

Tequila: one of the most feared spirits available. I don’t think I’ve met numerous people who don’t have a tequila horror story.

The funny thing is I don’t think any of those stories revolve around having too numerous margaritas. All good parties start with a margarita. maybe that’s what it is. They’re a terrific starting point. They’re sharp because of the lime, they’re tasty because of the salt and they’re fun because of the number of variations you do. Strawberry ones, watermelon ones, chilli ones, frozen ones…

Still, the original margarita is still a star in its own right.

How to make a classic margarita

Here’s what you need:

For each drink

Single measure of tequila

Single measure of lime juice

¾ measure of Cointreau

Large flake sea salt and lime slice to garnish

Ice

Stump-stemmed bowl or margarita glass

Cocktail shaker, small plate

Here’s what you do:

Chill the glass.

Pour enough salt onto the plate that there’s enough to cover it or at least make a ring for the glass rim.

Wipe a small amount of Cointreau around the rim of the glass then push the rim into the salt. Do this at an angle and you’ll get a much more satisfactory result.

Pour the tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and a pinch of salt over ice into the shaker.

Shake well and strain into the glass.

Garnish the edge of the glass with the slice of lime.

The quality of the tequila you use is really essential to this drink. many margarita recipes will tell you to use silver tequila. We’ve used gold tequila here – I think gold tequila has a deeper, better flavour – but much more importantly, we used 100% agave tequila. Agave is what true tequila is made from and is for that reason a better standard.

Also, this tequila is called El Jimador, an suitable gift from my sister-in-law – thanks Mary!

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Images by Mrs Romance.