Margarita - my second biggest love

Margarita - that's all you need to say when approaching a bar ( saying please would also be very appropriate ) to experience the most complex taste of them all. Sweet, sour, salty, umami all these in one cocktail. An amazing classic, if you get the balance right, you've got a perfection in a glass. As always with quite simple drinks the ingredients make a difference, down below you will find some guidance about what's best for your Mexican beauty.

Limes

Probably more important than anything else. It is a ultimate quest to find good fruits. There is few types of limes out there, key limes are the most common in Europe. Regardless of what type of limes you will go for, they have to be fresh and juicy. Ideally hand squeezed a la minute right before mixing your cocktail.

Salt

You need a quality salt. It's got to be a great Margarita, you don't want to ruin it with a cheap table salt. Sea salt is essential, it is the first thing you taste when your mouth touch the glass. Flakes dissolve pretty quick, and simply give a better feeling when sipping. Making a salt rim is very easy, just wet your glass with a lime juice and roll it over a pile of salt. Try to avoid putting salt inside. Margarita with salt is great, salty Margarita not so much.





Triple sec

Cointreau is my first choice - available all over the world, not too sweet, good flavor, strong enough to keep that Margarita's rough character.

Tequila

Bartenders all over the world generally use blanco or Silver tequilas for their Margaritas. Some might use reposado as a base, because of it's more premium character. I don't have any children yet but if I had more than one I don't think I could tell which one I like the most. Same with tequilas - blanco, silver, reposado, plata, anejo - I am unable to decide which one I simply love them all. There is no bad choice here.

The Classic Margarita : 

50 ml tequila

25 ml Cointreau

20 ml freshly squeezed lime juice 

Sea salt flakes 

Now that you have all you ingredients you simply put them all into a shaker tin. Fill it full with good quality ice. Shake vigorously, fine strain into your salt rimmed Margarita glass.

There you have it you Margarita done right way. Be careful this classic is very addictive once you try it you might fall in love.