You Must Try This Savvy Recipe for Your Own Margarita Mix at Home
Margaritas are the most easily recognizable cocktails around the world, and they are fairly simple to make as well. This post brings you the basic recipe for margarita mix and also suggests some variations for it.
Tastessence Staff
Last Updated: Oct 03, 2018
A margarita is one of the most popular tequila-based cocktails in America. Moreover, it is very easy to make at home. Although it can be made in many different ways, the basic recipe remains the same.
All you need is a bottle of tequila, triple sec, and some lime juice, and you can be sipping on some delicious margaritas with consummate ease.
Like all popular cocktails, these recipes are served with a layer of salt on the rim of the glass, and this greatly improves the taste of the drink. Homemade recipes are very simple and easy to follow, so prepare yourself to taste this amazing concoction.
Making Margarita Mix at Home
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The list of ingredients that are required for margaritas is very simple and easy to gather. Along with tequila, lime juice, and triple sec, add some syrups for added flavor and taste. The choice of syrup depends completely on personal preference, and the only way for you to find your favorite taste is by experimenting with as many tastes as possible.
All you need to do is add all the ingredients into a blender along with some ice and shake the blender. Voila! You are ready to consume this refreshing cocktail. The lime juice is the key ingredient here, and it would be preferable if you used fresh lemons for the juice rather than using a ready-made lime juice from the market.
Recipe for Fresh Margarita Mix
Here is the simplest way for you to make a margarita at home. Simply mix the following ingredients in the proportions mentioned here.
- Tequila, 1 ounce
- A dash of triple sec
- Lemon juice, ½ lemon
These were the basic ingredients, and you can also add any additional ingredients to enhance the flavor of the cocktail. Surprisingly, there are a large number of additional ingredients that one can choose from.
The proportion of the ingredients that you choose can also alter the taste of the cocktail. You can choose one of the these proportions for your recipe.
- 2:1:1 with 50% tequila, 25% triple sec, and 25% lime juice
- 3:1:1 with 60% tequila, 20% triple sec, and 20% lime juice
- 3:2:1 with 50% tequila, 33% triple sec, and 17% lime juice
- 6:3:1 with 60% tequila, 30% triple sec, and 10% lime juice
- 1:1:1 with 33% tequila, 33% triple sec, and 33% lime juice
Other Additives
As mentioned earlier, some additional ingredients can alter the taste of the cocktail completely, and you are free to experiment with any of these as and when you please.
- Using Anjeo tequila and Grand Marnier in your recipe will change the taste and add a golden hue to your cocktail.
- Using Curacao will add a blue color to the cocktail and give you a smoother taste.
- You can also add a blended banana if you wish to add some potassium and vitamins to your drink.
- Alternatively, you can even add in some frozen mango chunks in the blender to change the taste and get a mango flavor. In fact any kind of fruit can be added to lend a taste of that particular fruit to the cocktail.
- You can also choose to add lots of ice in order to get a frozen margarita and get a slushy look to the cocktail.
- You must also ensure that you use the right kind of glasses, and that you apply salt to the rim of the glass. Before you pour the cocktail into the glass, wet the rim of the glass slightly and invert it on a plate containing salt. This will add salt to the rim.
Once you learn how to make a basic margarita, you can add many more interesting ingredients to change the taste and the appearance. No matter what you try, you cannot go much wrong with this recipe, and once you develop a taste for it you will always want more.
