Sours
Margarita
The benchmark tequila sour — bright lime, orange liqueur, and a salted rim to balance it.
Prep
5 min
Cook
0 min
Total
5 min
Serves
1
Ingredients
Difficulty: Easy
- 50ml blanco tequila
- 20ml fresh lime juice
- 20ml orange liqueur (Cointreau)
- 5ml agave syrup (optional)
- Lime wheel, to garnish
- Flaky salt, for the rim
- Ice cubes
Method
- 1
Run a lime wedge around half the rim of a rocks glass and dip it in flaky salt.
- 2
Add the tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and agave to a shaker with ice.
- 3
Shake hard for 12 to 15 seconds until frosty.
- 4
Strain over fresh ice into the prepared glass and garnish with a lime wheel.