Margarita on the Rocks

-Rocks Glass

-Tequila

-Triple Sec

-Lime Juice

-Salt

Cocktail Ingredients

50ml tequila, 35ml triple sec, 25ml lime juice, salt.

How to Make a Margarita

Rim glass with salt. Add tequila, triple sec and lime to a mixing tin, shake well with ice, and strain into a glass full of ice cubes.

Social and Cocktail says:

Ever heard of Mario Martinez? That’s a name that should go down in the Cocktail Hall of Shame. In 1971, Mario, a Tex Mex restaurateur, took inspiration from a Slurpee machine to create the world’s first Frozen Margarita machine. 
And, if you’re going to mark a time when the poor old Margarita descended into infamy that would be it. Premixed Daiquiris had been on the market since the 60s, but the 70s turned the Margarita into a slushie as well, and the 80s just made matters worse.

While the classic Margarita recipe has come back – championed by Neil Patrick Harris, Cameron Diaz and others – one great way to enjoy a Margarita nowadays is to go right back to basics, and serve it on the rocks.

Why? Think of the classic tropical lime-sweet-spirit cocktails – the Caipirinha and the Daiquiri. Both of those were originally served on the rocks. And – sorry, Neil Patrick Harris – Margaritas on the rocks are a hell of a lot easier to drink by the pool, at a barbeque, on the beach or at a house party than the fancier variant in a cocktail glass.
For the ultimate Margarita, though, ingredients matter. Start with a serious, 100% agave tequila, like Don Julio. Then up the ante on the triple sec. Most commercially available triple secs have that sickly, chemical aftertaste you’ll find in cheap liqueurs – trading up to the rich flavours of Grand Marnier adds real complexity.

Et voilà! Lose the salt rim – or rim only half the glass, so the drinker can choose – and you have a Grand Margarita.

To take it to the next level? Move up from blanco tequila to a richer, aged version, like Don Julio Reposado, to create the Margarita Legendario. You’ll need to tweak the proportions slightly to incorporate the oaky notes – so check out our Margarita Legendario recipe.