Specification
| Blanco tequila, 100% agave | 50 ml |
| Cointreau | 20 ml |
| Fresh lime juice | 20 ml |
| Salt | half rim |
Method
- 01Rub a lime wedge along half the rim, dip it in fine salt.
- 02Shake tequila, Cointreau and lime hard with ice.
- 03Double strain into the prepared glass.
- 04No garnish needed — the rim is the garnish.
Where it comes from
Half a dozen bars in Mexico and Texas claim it between the 1930s and 1940s and none can prove it. What is certain is that it is a Daisy — margarita in Spanish — the same formula as the Sidecar.
If you change one thing: Only ever 100% agave tequila. Mixto is up to 49% other sugars, and it is why the Margarita spent forty years with a bad reputation.