Margarita

The Margarita is the most common of tequila-based cocktails, made with Triple Sec or Cointreau or other orange-flavored liqueurs, and lime or lemon juice, often served with salt on the glass rim.

Silver or blanco tequilas are preferred for margaritas, though some will use reposados or 'gold' tequilas.


In other languages, margarita is the Latin word for pearl; and Spanish for the daisy flower, which is also the name of a different cocktail.

Common ratios for a margarita are
2:1:1 = 6:3:3 (50% tequila, 25% Triple Sec or Cointreau, 25% fresh lime or lemon juice).
3:2:1 = 6:4:2 (50% tequila, 33% Triple Sec or Cointreau, 17% fresh lime or lemon juice).
3:1:1 = 6:2:2 (60% tequila, 20% Triple Sec or Cointreau, 20% fresh lime or lemon juice).
1:1:1 = 6:6:6 (33% tequila, 33% Triple Sec or Cointreau, 33% fresh lime or lemon juice).

*****Recipe*******
1 ounce Tequila
1 ounce Orange Liqueur or Grand Marnier
3 ounces of Sweet and Sour
Salt
Lime Juice
Add 1 to 2 cups of ice

******Serving suggestions*****
Shake ingredients in a cocktail mixer and then strain into salt-rimmed cocktail glass.