Best 12 Perfect Margarita Recipes

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Indulge in the Perfect Margarita Experience: A Journey Through Classic, Spicy, and Frozen Variations

Welcome to the realm of margaritas, where flavors dance and spirits unite to create a symphony of refreshment. Our culinary journey begins with the classic margarita, a timeless blend of tequila, lime, and Cointreau, served with a salted rim and a lime wedge. Simplicity reigns supreme in this iconic cocktail, allowing the natural flavors to shine through.

For those seeking a touch of heat, the spicy margarita awaits. This tantalizing twist introduces jalapeño-infused tequila, bringing a subtle yet noticeable warmth to the mix. The zesty lime and sweet Cointreau balance the spice, creating a harmonious and invigorating experience.

And let's not forget the frozen margarita, a summertime staple that transports you to beachside bliss. Crushed ice, tequila, lime, Cointreau, and a hint of sweetness blend together to form a frozen paradise in a glass. Served with a sugar rim and a lime wedge, this icy delight is the perfect antidote to sweltering heat.

Whether you prefer the classic, spicy, or frozen variation, our margarita recipes promise an unforgettable taste adventure. So gather your ingredients, shake, stir, or blend your way to margarita perfection, and embark on a journey where every sip is a celebration.

Let's cook with our recipes!

THE PERFECT MARGARITA



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Mastering the margarita requires a certain amount of practice, but once you dial-in your perfect ratio, it's a really easy cocktail to replicate. The classic recipe is 3 parts tequila, 2 parts triple sec, and 1 part freshly squeezed lime juice, and you should probably start off pretty close to that, but my personal favorite proportions are 4-3-2.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Cocktail Recipes     Tequila Drinks Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 lime wedge
1 pinch coarse sea salt to taste
1 large ice cube
ice
2 fluid ounces white tequila
1 ½ fluid ounces triple sec
1 fluid ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
1 slice lime

Steps:

  • Moisten the rim of a glass with a lime wedge. Sprinkle salt onto a plate. Lightly dip the moistened rim into the salt. Place a large ice cube in the glass and freeze the prepared glass until ready to serve.
  • Fill a cocktail shaker with fresh ice. Add tequila, triple sec, and lime juice. Cover and shake vigorously until outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into the prepared glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 320.5 calories, Carbohydrate 30.4 g, Fat 0.3 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 0.7 g, Sodium 330.6 mg, Sugar 19.9 g

THE PERFECT BLENDED MARGARITA



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This beats any pre-made margarita mix you can find. I prefer mine straight-up, but you can add salt to the rim if you like.

Provided by Darren Hurley

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 10m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 ¼ cups fresh lime juice
1 cup Triple Sec or other orange liqueur
1 cup silver tequila
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 cups ice cubes

Steps:

  • Combine the lime juice, triple sec, tequila, lemon juice, and 2 cups ice in a blender; blend until smooth.
  • Place 1 cup ice cubes in a cocktail shaker; add desired amount of margarita; cover and shake well; serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 378.6 calories, Carbohydrate 35.6 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 11.2 mg, Sugar 27.3 g

PERFECT BLUE AGAVE MARGARITA



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A very simple and refreshing margarita made with silver tequila, fresh limes and blue agave nectar. Blue agave nectar is a very light and natural sweetener made from the blue agave plant. You can find it at your supermarket (Whole Foods/Sprouts) or online (Amazon). No need for additional sweeteners, triple sec or anything else. Just pure and simple and very smooth. My wife, who hates margaritas on the rocks, loves this mix.

Provided by ctbolton

Categories     < 15 Mins

Time 5m

Yield 4 ounces, 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 ounces silver tequila (Patron recommended)
1 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce blue agave nectar

Steps:

  • Place all ingredients in a drink shaker.
  • Add ice.
  • Shake to cool and mix the ingredients.
  • Add salt to the rim of a glass if you'd like and then pour in the drink.
  • Enjoy.

THE PERFECT MARGARITA



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A good margarita depends on the qualityof its ingredients; always use the best tequilayou can find. You'll get excellent results usinga citrus reamer, a small, fluted cylindricalwooden tool, to extract every last drop of juicefrom the limes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes     Cocktail Recipes

Yield Makes 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lime, cut into wedges
Coarse salt
Ice cubes
1 1/4 cups freshly squeezed lime juice
1 cup best-quality white tequila
1/3 cup Cointreau
1/3 cup sugar, plus more if desired

Steps:

  • To salt-rim the glasses, rub a cut lime around the rim of each of 4 stemmed goblets. Fill a saucer with salt. Dip goblet, upside down, into salt. Refrigerate goblets until ready to use.
  • Fill blender three-quarters full of ice cubes. Pour lime juice, tequila, and Cointreau over ice. Add sugar; blend, starting slowly, and then increasing to high speed, until ice is very finely chopped and mixture is frothy. Taste for sweetness; add more sugar if desired. Blend a few seconds more; pour into salt-rimmed glasses. Serve immediately.

PERFECT MARGARITA



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You can adjust the strength of this drink by changing the amount of lime juices used, but it is important to keep the two amounts of lime juice equal.

Provided by PalatablePastime

Categories     Beverages

Time 5m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/2 ounces tequila
3/4 ounce triple sec
1/2-3/4 ounce fresh-squeezed mexican lime juice or 1/2-3/4 ounce key lime juice, to taste
1/2-3/4 ounce bottled sweetened lime juice, to taste (I used Rose's)
coarse salt, to taste
1 lime wedge (optional)
1 cup ice

Steps:

  • Moisten the rim of a margarita glass with lime juice; dip into coarse salt or hold inverted& sprinkle coarse salt over the outside of the rim.
  • Place cubes in a cocktail shaker and add the rest of the ingredients (use equal amounts of fresh lime juice and sweetened lime juice).
  • Shake briskly.
  • Pour into glass, garnishing with a lime slice or wedge (if desired) and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3.5, Sodium 5, Carbohydrate 1.2, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.2, Protein 0.1

APPLEBEE'S PERFECT MARGARITA



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After years of searching for the recipe, I think I finally found it. I found it at cdkitchen.com (Recipe # 75842). If you can't find simple syrup at the liquor store, you can eaily make it at home. If you have a BevMo near you, they sell it (acording to their website)but it is $5 for 12 ounces so making it at home is cheaper. Some recipes say to use equal parts sugar and water and others say to use 2 parts sugar / 1 part water. So feel free to experiment, or just use 1.5 parts sugar and 1 part water and that will probably work. To make: Pour water into saucepan. Add sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and continue stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved. It should be smooth; no clumps. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Bottle it and store in fridge.

Provided by AmandaMcG

Categories     Beverages

Time 3m

Yield 1 drink, 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/4 ounces Cuervo tequila, 1800
1/2 ounce Cointreau liqueur
1/2 ounce Grand Marnier
1 1/2 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
4 ounces prepared sweet-and-sour mix
1/2 ounce simple syrup (see description)
lime wedge and olive (optional)

Steps:

  • Put all ingredients except the lime wedge and olive in a shaker. Add ice, shake until very cold and pour into a salt-rimmed margarita glass. Garnish with lime wedge and olive.

JOE'S PERFECT 'ANTI-SOUR MIX' MARGARITA



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Tired of mediocre margaritas with stomach-upsetting sour mix? Try this perfect margarita recipe on the rocks!

Provided by Amy L Drouillard

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Cocktail Recipes     Tequila Drinks Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 6

kosher salt
1 cup ice cubes
2 fluid ounces silver tequila
1 fluid ounce orange liqueur
1 fluid ounce sweetened lime juice (such as Rose's®)
2 ounces grapefruit flavored soda

Steps:

  • Pour 1/4 to 1/2 inch of salt onto a small, shallow plate. Moisten the rim of a large glass with water and dip into the salt. Fill the glass with ice, and set aside.
  • Pour the tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice into a cocktail shaker over ice. Cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into the prepared glass. Slowly pour in grapefruit soda to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 313.6 calories, Carbohydrate 30.3 g, Fat 0.1 g, Sodium 411.3 mg, Sugar 29.2 g

SAMMY HAGAR'S PERFECT MARGARITA RECIPE - (3.9/5)



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Provided by TNTPayne

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 bottle Cabo Wabo Tequila (Blanco or Reposado)
12 limes
1 bottle Cointreau
1 bottle Grand Marnier
1 bottle Agave Nectar
Salt
1 bag ice

Steps:

  • Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add juice of 3 limes. Add an equal part of Cointreau (equal to the lime juice). Add an equal part of Grand Marnier (equal to the lime juice). Add a double part of the Cabo Wabo Tequila (double to the lime juice). Add a 1/4 teaspoon of Agave Nectar. Shake 21 times and let sit for 1 minute. Add salt to the rim of your Margarita glass and pour mixture into the glass. Enjoy

PERFECT AGAVE MARGARITA



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Much research has caused me to determine that most Americans have been led down the 'preverbal' path in the ingredients of a great margarita. We have grown to love lime aid with some added tequila as what we know as a margarita. Hopefully this recipe will help to change that. But, as I always say--to each his/her own. Some will...

Provided by Bob Koch

Categories     Cocktails

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 oz silver or reposado 100% agave tequila
1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice (not bottled)
1/2 oz agave nectar (adjust up/down for sweetness)
1 oz fresh cool water
1 slice lime for garnish (optional)
1 tsp course salt for rim (optional)

Steps:

  • 1. In a mixing glass or mason jar add all ingredients except the salt and lime garnish.
  • 2. Mix well with a spoon or cover the jar and shake very gently.
  • 3. To salt the rim of your glass (optional) drag a cut lime around the rim and then gently dip the rim in a saucer filled with fluer de sel so that the salt sticks to the rim. Fill the glass to the top with ice. Add cocktail mixture to a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake until well chilled. About 30 seconds.
  • 4. Strain contents of shaker over the ice in the glass and garnish with slice of lime.
  • 5. Enjoy -- repeat.

APPLEBEE'S PERFECT MARGARITA RECIPE - (4.1/5)



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Provided by á-170456

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/2 ounces Cuervo or 1800 gold tequila
3/4 ounce Cointreau
3/4 ounce Grand Marnier
1/2 ounce lime juice
2 ounces sour mix

Steps:

  • Chill glass well. Mix all ingredients and pour into chilled glass. This recipe yields 1 serving.

THE PERFECT PATRON MARGARITA RECIPE



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Provided by JohnHanrahan

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/2 oz. Patron Silver or Reposado
3/4 oz. Patron Citronge
3 oz. fresh lime juice
Splash of orange
Lime wheel for garnish

Steps:

  • In a mixing tin, full of ice, combine Patrol Silver, Citronge, lime & orange juice. Shake well, strain and serve on the rocks. Garnish with a lime wheel.

PERFECT MARGARITA



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Categories     Citrus     Quick & Easy     Summer     Drink

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 ounces Herradura Silver Tequila (see Note)
1.5 ounces Cointreau
.5 ounces Grand Marnier
3 ounces fresh lime juice
1.5 ounces simple syrup (see Note)
Kosher salt
Lime slices

Steps:

  • Moisten rims of two glasses with lime juice and dip in Kosher salt. Mix tequila, Cointreau, Grand Marnier, fresh lime juice and simple syrup in a blender or shaker. Place ice into blender or fill glasses with ice. Pour margarita mixture into prepared glasses. Garnish each glass with lime slice. Enjoy! VARIATION: I use .5 ounce more lime juice. NOTE: We use El Tesoro Platinum Tequila by De Don Felipe. One Jigger = 1.5 ounces. For convenience, I use a Simple Syrup by Stirrings that contains only cane sugar. You can find it at you local liquor store or at www.stirrings.com

Tips:

  • Choose high-quality ingredients. Fresh lime juice and good quality tequila are essential for a great margarita.
  • Use a cocktail shaker. This will help to properly mix the ingredients and chill the drink.
  • Don't overshake the drink. Over-shaking can dilute the drink and make it watery.
  • Serve the margarita immediately. Margaritas are best enjoyed fresh.
  • Garnish the margarita with a lime wedge or slice. This will add a pop of color and flavor to the drink.

Conclusion:

The perfect margarita is a refreshing and delicious cocktail that is perfect for any occasion. By following the tips in this article, you can make a margarita that is sure to impress your friends and family. So next time you're looking for a delicious and easy-to-make cocktail, give the perfect margarita a try.

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