A good summer cocktail should be cool, crisp and refreshing. This description perfectly suits margarita whose main ingredient is tequila. Margarita lets you sip in the flavours of summer while quenching your thirst.

In fact, its combination of the sweetness of orange liqueur, a tang of lime and strength of tequila is guaranteed to strike the right keys making it an ideal summer drink. It is often served with sugar or salt on the rim of the glass. It may be served blended with ice, shaken with ice or without ice.

The good thing about margarita is that is comes in different variations that present distinctive flavours. Here are two recipes you can use to prepare margarita this summer:

Margarita

Ingredients

  • 11/3 parts Tequila
  • 2/3 part Lime juice
  • 2/3 part triple sec

How to Mix

  • Rub a slice of the lime around the rim of the glass to ensure that salt sticks to it.
  • Fill a shaker with ice cubes.
  • Add all the ingredients and shake.
  • Strain in the chilled margarita cocktail glass.
  • Garnish and serve over ice.

Margarita may be served on the rocks or poured over ice. The standard garnish for this drink is limejuice or salt on the rim.

Classic Margarita on the Rocks

If you are interested in the classic margarita then here is the recipe to get you going:

Ingredients

  • 2 Parts Tequila Blanco
  • 1 Part Triple sec
  • 1 Part Lime juice
  • 1 wheel lime

How to Mix

  • Fill a shaker with ice cubes.
  • Add all the ingredients and shake.
  • Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice cubes.
  • Garnish with lime.

While there is no difference in the number of ingredients, it is the quantity of ingredients used that sets apart the classic margarita from the ordinary margarita. Ultimately, both recipes produce a melting pot of flavours.

You may also want to consider substituting Tequila Blanco with Reposado tequila that is aged in oak for two months but less than one year as it gives the drink a smooth smokiness. You may also want to sweeten your margarita with traditional sugar syrup or superfine sugar that gives the drink a texture that is slightly grainy.

Ultimately, you can bring in your creative genius to come up with unbeatable summer flavors for your margarita. You only need to be explorative and daring enough.

There are several non-alcoholic alternative to margarita that include virgin strawberry Daiquiri, pink pearl and kiwi crush.