The Margaritas

Top world famous , classic cocktail coming from the American continent. Tequila the magical spirit from Mexico , distillation outcome of the Agave Cactus is the main ingredient combined with triple sec (Cointreau more often) and fresh lime juice , shacked well and strained into a chilled , salt rimmed cocktail glass. Here is the standard I.B.A. Recipe.

MARGARITA Pre dinner (cocktail glass)
3.5cl Tequila
2.0 cl Cointreau
1.5 cl Fresh lemon or lime juice
Pour all ingredients into shaker with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into chilled cocktail glass rimmed with crusted salt.

Notice that tequila is traditionally served in a shot glass with a lime wedge and salt which is sprinkled between the thumb and forefinger. The drinker after ’shooting’ the tequila licks the salt and sucks the lime. Maybe this is where the margarita came from. (when shooting aged golden tequila an orange wedge sprinkled with cinnamon is much more appropriate.)

Margaritas have a heavy reputation that mainly comes from the tequila catalytic involvement. The intense taste and flavors coming out of the plant itself and created during the aging process will make all the difference in your cocktail. The original margaritas are made of white tequila but there are many other margaritas based on other kinds and brands of tequila.

Some of those are the perfect margarita which is a classic margarita made with both grand marnier and cointreau , the Cadillac margarita made with ‘1800′ tequila , grand marnier and cointreau and citrus margarita which has lime , grapefruit and lemon juice.

In the last decades beer margarita became very popular. The truth is that Mexican or Caribbean beer mix up very well with the tequila. Pour cold beer in a margarita and you are ready.

Fruit frozen margaritas. Blending fruit (like in Daquiries ) and tequila with the appropriate aromatic liquor give us some of the best cocktails ever.. The strawberry margarita is a summer hit and the melon mellow margarita is divine. Here are some great recipes.

FROZEN STRAWBERRY MARGARITA (margarita saucer glass)
3.5cl Golden Tequila
2.0 cl Strawberry liquor
0.5 cl Fresh orange juice

7-8 medium strawberries

1 scoop full of ice

Blend all ingredients on high speed until smooth , garnish with a strawberry.

MELLOW MELON MARGARITA (margarita saucer glass)
3.5cl Aged Tequila
2.0 cl melon cream liqueur
200gr melon flesh

1 scoop full of ice
Blend all ingredients on high speed until smooth stick a melon piece on glass.

Have a nice day.