Classic Margarita Cocktail
Classic recipe for a famous drink! The Margarita has many variations - strawberry, cherry, pineapple - and many mixing ratios. Here is the most common base version.
Updated : 04 March, 2026
Easy
About 20 min.
Ingredients
50 milliliters
Tequila
30 milliliters
Orange liqueur
50 milliliters
Lime juice
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
How to make a Margarita cocktail? Prepare the ingredients. We’ll need tequila - brand doesn’t matter. For orange liqueur, Cointreau is preferred as the classic choice. If needed, you can replace it with another orange liqueur, but then it won’t be quite a Margarita. From the lime we only need the juice, so bottled lime juice is also fine.
Step 2
Prepare the glass: wash it well and dry it. Moisten the rim and dip it into salt so a ring of salt stays around the edge.
Step 3
Put some ice into the blender jug. The amount is up to you. If you want to keep the drink strong, there’s no need to dilute it - even with ice.
Step 4
Pour the tequila into the same jug.
Step 5
Then add the orange liqueur.
Step 6
Add the lime juice. If you squeeze it from a fresh lime, first rinse the lime in very hot water or briefly scald it with boiling water - this helps it release more juice. Use a strainer so seeds don’t get into the drink.
Step 7
Blend everything.
Step 8
Strain the drink through a fine strainer.
Step 9
For women, the cocktail is served with a straw. One serving has about 280 calories. ABV is 24-25%.
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