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• MARGARITA MIX RATIO FULL

Pour the fresh lime juice into the shaker. Squeeze the juice from 1 ½ limes into a small cup or bowl and remove any seeds. Ice that’s too small will quickly melt and water down your drink. If you have really big pieces, you can bang them on a hard surface to break them up a bit, but you do want to keep the pieces on the larger side. The syrup will keep for up to three days.Īdd ice cubes to a cocktail shaker. Then cover and store the rest for another use. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the syrup for the margarita portion of the recipe. You should end up with about one cup of natural syrup. Once the sugar completely dissolves, remove from the heat. Use a wooden spoon to stir the mixture constantly so the sugar dissolves faster. Place sugar mixture on the stove and set the heat to medium-high. Place the salted glass into the refrigerator to chill as you mix up your margarita.

Invert your glass and press into the salt so it sticks to the rim. Be sure it’s wet enough so the salt can stick. Run a lime wedge along the entire rim of the glass. Reserve one half for the margarita and cut the remaining half into two wedges. Don’t use table salt, as it will clump up and make your drink very salty.Ĭut a lime in half. Rimming is best with coarse salt, as less will stick to the rim, providing the perfect balance of flavors. On a dish or cutting board, pour and flatten a pile of coarse salt like sea salt or Kosher salt. Your classic, stress-reducing margarita is only five minutes away! Let’s go! Prepare Your Cocktail Glass 2 tablespoon simple syrup (see recipe in this post).blanco tequila, or white tequila (also known as silver tequila) In this recipe, we use a cocktail (or martini) glass, but you can use the glass that makes you happiest when enjoying your margarita. It’s the “stepped-diameter variant” of a cocktail glass. Margaritas are traditionally served in glasses shaped like wide champagne glasses, sometimes with an extra bowl at the bottom. If your tequila bottle doesn’t state “100% agave” it could include artificial ingredients, sugar or corn syrup. In this recipe, we use Tequila Solórzano Blanco, which is a 100% blue agave tequila from the region of Jalisco, Mexico. Aged tequilas like añejo or reposado tequila have a distinct woody flavor that could be overpowering. Also known as silver tequila, it has the most natural agave flavor that perfectly complements the other ingredients. We recommend a blanco tequila, or white tequila, which has been aged under two months or not aged at all. Which Tequila Is Best for a Margarita?įor a great margarita, you need a quality tequila.

MARGARITA MIX RATIO FULL

Just salt and chill the glass, throw all the ingredients in a shaker full of ice, and in a few shakes you have heaven in a cocktail glass. The recipe is authentic because you make your own sour mix, including the simple syrup. The lime juice is tart, tequila bitter, orange liqueur and simple syrup add sweetness, and the salt from the glass helps to balance it all. This classic margarita is the perfect blend of sour, sweet, salty and bitter flavors-all in one glass.

What to Expect from This Classic Margarita Recipe The signature cocktail at Mexican restaurants, Cinco de Mayo celebrations and Taco Tuesdays, one sip and you’ll be whisked away to a Mexican beach with warm breezes and crashing waves.Īnd best of all, this refreshing experience is only five minutes away! Nothing says Happy Hour like an ice cold, lime-drenched Mexican margarita. One 1.75L bottle works just fine.What is in Jose Cuervo Margarita Mix?Ingredients: WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE(TO PRESERVE FLAVOR), CELLULOSE GUM, SAIB, POLYSORBATE 60, AND FD&C YELLOW 5.Margarita with Fresh Lime Juice and Blanco Tequila All other flavor mix concentrates, we suggest 2 Liters (Tequila, Rum, or Vodka). Margarita (Shaken Cocktail): 2oz Tequila Blanco (80 proof), 1oz Cointreau (80 proof), 1oz Lime Juice, ~5.3oz after shaking if following a 25% dilution rule* Beside this, how much tequila do you add to 1.75 liters of margarita mix? Answer: One Bottle of Traditional Margarita Mix concentrate would need 3 liters of Tequila (this is one and a half bottles of the 1.75L handle jug) and one liter of triple sec. Shake it up with ice and serve serve in a salt rimmed glass with a wedge of fresh lime.Furthermore, how much alcohol is in a margarita mix? Beer: A typical 12oz beer, at 6% ABV (alcohol by volume) Wine: A 5oz glass, at 12% ABV. Correspondingly, how much tequila do you put in a margarita mix?To mix up into a classic margarita I do about 3 ounces of margarita mix, 2 ounces of silver tequila, and 1 ounce triple sec.