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    Home » Cocktail & Drink Recipes

    Classic & Sweet Margarita

    Published: May 5, 2015 by Allison Ferraro · Modified: May 20, 2021 · 1 Comment

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    Happy Cinco de Mayo! In my book Cinco de Mayo tops all other holidays (yes, even Thanksgiving) as the best food and drink day of the year! Here's a deliciously classic margarita recipe to help you celebrate in style.

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    Classic and Sweet Margarita

    A classic margarita recipe with a hint of added sweetness that's served on the rocks and easy to make at home. This recipe makes just one cocktail but can be easily multiplied to create as many servings as needed.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Cocktails
    Cuisine: Mexican
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1
    Yield: 1 cocktail (can be easily multiplied)
    Calories: 218kcal
    Author: Allison Ferraro

    Special Equipment

    • Cocktail shaker

    Ingredients

    • granulated sugar, for coating rim of glass
    • ice cubes
    • 1 ½ ounces fresh lime juice
    • 1 ½ ounces silver tequila
    • ¾ ounce triple sec
    • ½ ounce agave syrup
    • 1 lime wedge
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Rub a lime wedge around the rim of a glass and then dip the rim onto a plate covered with sugar to coat.
    • Fill glass with ice cubes.
    • Add the lime juice, tequila, triple sec, and agave syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until well blended.
    • Pour cocktail into glass with ice and enjoy!

    Notes

     If sweet cocktails aren't your thing, use just ¼ ounce of agave syrup and coat the rim of your glass with salt instead of sugar to create a truly classic margarita on the rocks.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 21IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.1mg

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    1. Jordan

      May 18, 2022 at 9:00 pm

      5 stars
      Made myself one tonight all I can say is: so simple and so good! I’m not a salt person on my marg so this is perfect for me. Will definitely make again/recommend!

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