The Margarita is a delicious cocktail created in 1938 for an exotic dancer named Margarita, by Carlos "Danny" Herrera at his restaurant, Rancho La Gloria—or so the internet claims. I'm convinced Carlos was a Mexican pirate because the cocktail is nothing short of fucking delicious and legendary.
The Ingredients for the Margarita:
2.5 oz Gold Tequila
1 oz Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
0.5 oz Simple Syrup or Agave Syrup (if you're fancy like that)
0.5 oz Grand Marnier
Instructions:
On the Rocks: Pour the contents into a shaker over ice, and shake for about 30 seconds to chill the cocktail. Pour the cocktail over crushed ice into a rocks glass.
Frozen: Pour the contents into a blender over ice, and blend for about 30 seconds until the ice is sufficiently crushed. Pour the cocktail into a Margarita or martini glass.
My Review of the Margarita:
I was only six years old the first time I gazed into my uncle’s beautiful girlfriend’s eyes and took a sip of her Margarita, before dancing the night away... It was at that very moment that I transitioned from a boy to a man. A time so precious yet so long ago that I can no longer remember her name. This recipe is the very one that was taught to me that evening by that beautiful Latina woman. She learned it, as I did, gazing into the eyes of forbidden love. The Margarita, the ultimate aphrodisiac.
Also... sometimes it causes heartburn.
Rating: 5/5. It’s a Margarita! Were you expecting anything less?