margarita

A margarita is a cocktail of tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and sometimes simple syrup. It is served shaken with ice (on the rocks), without ice (straight up), or blended with ice (frozen). Most bars serve margaritas in a stepped-diameter variant of a cocktail glass or champagne coupe called a margarita glass, often with salt on the rim of the glass. The margarita is one of the world's most popular cocktails and the most popular tequila-based cocktail.

Key facts

Drink.name: Margarita
Drink.image: MargaritaReal.jpg
Drink.type: Cocktail
Drink.base: Tequila
Drink.served: Rocks, straight up, frozen
Drink.garnish: Half salt rim (optional)
Drink.prep: Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Drink.drinkware: Margarita glass

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Origin
Variations
Flavored tequila
Flavored liqueurs
Fresh lime juice
Frozen margarita
Fruit sodas and sports drinks
Other fruits and vegetables
Beer cocktails
Skinny
Spicy
Related drinks
Glass
Popularity
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==Origin== The history of the margarita is uncertain. According to cocktail historian David Wondrich, the margarita is related to the brandy daisy (margarita is Spanish for "daisy"), remade with tequila instead of brandy. (Daisies are a family of cocktails that include a base spirit, liqueur, and citrus. A sidecar and gin daisy are other related drinks.) There is an account from 1936 of Iowa newspaper editor James Graham finding such a cocktail in Tijuana, years before any of the other margarita "creation myths".

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