Frozen MargaritaSome people like their margaritas classic, some prefer the modern, frozen margarita. Here are recipes for both. All photography and recipes courtesy of Casa Herradura.
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February 2009

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The Margarita Cocktail

Page 3: Frozen & Classic Margarita Drink Recipes

 

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The Original Margarita Recipe

Randi Reed, editor-in-chief of the website MusicBizAdvice.com, saw Margarita Sames on a talk show in the early 1990s, and reports her original Margarita recipe and tips for making a good Margarita:

  • “First, you must use a good tequila—one that is authentic, made in Jalisco, Mexico. I prefer a white tequila, not any of this gold stuff.”
  • MargaritaNo blenders ever. Shake it or stir the drink in a pitcher. Do not strain.
  • Use Cointreau, not the less expensive and less flavorful Triple Sec.
  • The original Margarita recipe: 3 jiggers tequila, “or you can do 2,” 1 jigger Cointreau and 1 jigger lime juice.

    Photo by Lisa FX | IST.
  • Serve over ice cubes, “not those little chips.”
  • “Most people over-salt their Margarita glasses. I take a piece of lime and go all around the rim of the glass with it. Then I put regular kitchen salt on a paper towel. Just put the glass down into the salt and then pick it straight up.” This works better than using a saucer or the Margarita salt container.

Classic Margarita Recipe

Recipe provided by Casa Herradura.

Ingredients Per Cocktail

  • 1  ounce tequila
    (try Herradura silver)
  • 1 ounce Cointreau
  • Fresh lime juice to taste
  • Kosher salt and lime wedge
    for garnish

Preparation

  1. Rim glass with salt.
  2. Shake other ingredients over ice
    and pour into a rocks glass.
  3. Garnish with a lime wedge.
MargaritaThe classic Margarita, rimmed with salt and served with a lime wedge.

Frozen Margarita Recipe

Recipe provided by Casa Herradura.

Ingredients Per Cocktail

  • 1  ounce tequila
    (try Herradura silver)
  • 1 ounce Cointreau
  • Fresh lime juice to taste
  • 1/4 ounce crushed ice
  • Sugar and lime wheel for garnish

Preparation

  1. Rim a glass with sugar.
  2. Mix all other ingredients in a blender for a few minutes.
  3. Garnish with a lime wheel.

 

Non-Alcoholic Margarita Recipe

Frozen MargaritaChill out with a frozen margarita.

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups lime sorbet

  • 1 can (12 fluid ounces) tonic water

  • 1 cup ice cubes

  • Coarse salt (optional)

  • 4 fresh lime wheels

Preparation

  1. Rim glasses with salt (dip rims into a dish of water, then into a dish of coarse or kosher salt; shake off excess salt).
  2. Place sorbet, tonic water and ice in blender. Cover; blend until smooth.
  3. Pour into glasses; garnish with lime wheels.

 

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