Margarita on-the-rocks (Difford's recipe)

Difford's Guide
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Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass
Ingredients:
45 ml PatrĂ³n Reposado tequila
22.5 ml De Kuyper Triple Sec (40%)
22.5 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
5 ml Agave syrup
2 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) (optional)
4 drop Difford's Margarita Bitters (optional)
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Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Optionally, RIM glass with salt (moisten outside edge with lime juice and dip into salt).
  3. Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
  4. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  5. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  6. Garnish with lime wedge.

Strength & taste guide:


Review:

This is how we prefer our margaritas to be served. Tangy citrus and tequila with a hint of balancing sweetness and a faint salty undertone. We also prefer the subtlety of half a pinch of salt in the drink to a salt laden glass rim.

History:

The traditional Margarita recipe is 2 parts tequila, 1 part triple sec and 1 part lime juice. This produces a drink which is a tad on the sour side with the sweetness of the triple sec not quite balancing the sourness of the lime. Hence, depending on the sourness of the limes, I like to add a spoon (5ml) of agave syrup to boost flavour and improve the drink's balance.
See: Margarita cocktail history.

Nutrition:

One serving of Margarita on-the-rocks (Difford's recipe) contains 167 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 20.89% alc./vol. (41.78° proof)
  • 19.9 grams of pure alcohol
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