Enjoy the refreshing taste of this classic margarita made with simple ingredients. No mix required! This simple margarita recipe is sure to become your favorite! Made with fresh lime juice, agave to sweeten, and a combination of tequila and triple sec. This cocktail is easy to make at home!
How Do You Make A Classic Margarita?
This classic margarita is made with a combination of fresh lime juice, tequila, orange liquor, and agave to sweeten. A sprinkling of some kosher salt on the rim of the glass completes the drink.
What Kind of Alcohol is in a Margarita?
There are two types of alcohol in a classic margarita. Tequila and an orange liquor. The most common ones used are Cointreau and Triple Sec.
For the tequila you can use any type that you have on hand or enjoy. Typically a silver tequila, which is the clear version is what is called for in most recipes.
You can use the gold version of tequila as well. Either one will work in this particular recipe, it’s more about which type you prefer.
How Do You Make a Skinny Margarita?
This recipe is basically a skinny margarita. We’re using agave, which is a natural sweetener, to sweeten instead of making a simple syrup out of sugar. Which means that this IS a skinny margarita, so go ahead and indulge and enjoy.
Agave is sold in most markets in the baking aisle with the other sweeteners. If you are unable to find any you can always make a simple syrup at home using regular white sugar. There’s instructions on this post for how to make margaritas with real fruit.
How to make a Frozen Margarita:
If you want to make a classic frozen margarita I have instructions in this post: How to Make Margaritas Using Real Fruit! There’s instructions for how to make frozen margaritas using limes, strawberries or mango.
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Classic Margarita
Enjoy the refreshing taste of this classic margarita made with simple ingredients. No mix required! This simple margarita recipe is sure to become your favorite! Made with fresh lime juice, agave to sweeten, and a combination of tequila and triple sec. This cocktail is easy to make at home!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 1
- Category: Drink
- Method: Mixed
- Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 ounce lime juice (approximately 1 lime)
- 1/2 ounce triple sec
- 1 and 1/2 ounces tequila
- 1/2 ounce agave
- 1/8 teaspoon coarse salt
- lime wedges
Instructions
- Combine the ingredients in a drink shaker already filled with ice, or a jar or glass if you don’t have one. Shake, or stir if needed to mix the ingredients together.
- Rub a lime wedge over the rim of the glass and dip into coarse salt. Add ice into the glass.
- Pour into a glass over ice. Garnish with a lime wedge on the edge.
- Serve immediately and enjoy
Notes
A good quality silver tequila is typically used in margaritas. But you can use a gold tequila as well. Use whatever you have on hand or prefer. Fewer ingredients does mean that the tequila you choose will stand out.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 206
- Carbohydrates: 13 g
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Carol says
Nothing beats a classic refreshing margarita! Love the use of agave over simple syrup.
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Snegolenka says
Your website with recipes is the best! I like everything here! And your recipes are real masterpieces! Continue in the same spirit!
And yes, thanks for the recipe of Margarita. It seems I know that my husband and I will drink in the nearest romantic evening 🙂
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Karyn says
I followed your recipe and it was really good but in your first instruction you don’t mention to add ice to the Shaker so it might cause confusion to someone who doesn’t make drinks often 🙂 just a suggestion! Thanks for the recipe.
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Jerry says
Best easy recipe to make on a Friday evening! Thanks! Going to try the frozen version next.
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