Margarita cocktail photographed at SLIQUE

Citrus · Agave

Margarita

Tequila Shaken Mexico, 1930s $17

Bright, salted and endlessly adaptable, the Margarita is the cocktail people actually order. We shake blanco tequila with fresh lime and a dry curaçao, then serve it up with a half salt rim so every sip moves from mineral to citrus.

ABV
22%
Glass
Coupe
Garnish
Lime wheel, salt rim
Pair with
Ceviche, grilled prawns

Ingredients

  • Blanco tequila50 ml
  • Cointreau20 ml
  • Fresh lime juice25 ml

Method

Rim half the glass with flaky salt. Shake tequila, Cointreau and lime hard with ice. Fine-strain into a chilled coupe.

Flavour: Tart, agave-sweet, saline.