# Margarita

> Margarita, the IBA official recipe: 50 ml tequila, 20 ml triple sec and 15 ml lime juice. Shaken and served up in a chilled cocktail glass, garnished with half salt rim (Optional).

Tequila, triple sec and lime, served up with a half salt rim if you like.

- IBA category: [IBA: Contemporary Classics](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/contemporary-classics/index.md)
- Main spirit: [Tequila & mezcal cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/tequila-mezcal-cocktails/index.md)
- Method: Shaken (shaken hard with ice)
- Glass: Cocktail glass
- Served: Straight up, no ice
- Strength: about 20.3% ABV once diluted by ice, about 1.6 standard drinks (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 85 ml (2⅞ oz) before ice, about 136 ml in the glass
- Taste: Sour

## Ingredients

Amounts are for one drink. Ounces use 30 ml to the ounce.

- 50 ml (1⅔ oz) [Tequila](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/tequila/index.md)
- 20 ml (⅔ oz) [Triple sec](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/triple-sec/index.md)
- 15 ml (½ oz) [Lime juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lime/index.md)

## Method

1. Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
2. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

## Garnish

Half salt rim (Optional).

## One ingredient away

Drinks on the list that differ from the Margarita by a single ingredient.

- [Tommy’s Margarita](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/tommys-margarita/index.md): agave syrup instead of triple sec
- [Grand Margarita](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/grand-margarita/index.md): Grand Marnier instead of triple sec

## If you like the Margarita

- [Paloma](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/paloma/index.md): Tequila, lime juice, salt and pink grapefruit soda
- [Cosmopolitan](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/cosmopolitan/index.md): Citrus vodka, triple sec, lime juice and cranberry juice
- [Singapore Sling](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/singapore-sling/index.md): Gin, cherry liqueur, triple sec, Bénédictine, pineapple juice, lime juice, grenadine and Angostura bitters
- [Long Island Iced Tea](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/long-island-iced-tea/index.md): Vodka, tequila, white rum, gin, triple sec, lemon juice, simple syrup and cola

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/margarita/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKqcp0NORK0
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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