Blood Orange Margarita
Ingredients
- 1 oz Blanco tequila
- ½ oz Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
- ⅙ oz Italian red bitter liqueur
- ½ oz Blood orange juice
- ½ oz Lime juice
- ⅙ oz Sugar syrup 'rich' 65.0°Brix
Method
Glassware:
Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- RIM glass with salt (moisten outside edge with lime or orange juice and dip into salt).
- Prepare garnish of blood orange slice wheel.
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish:
- Garnish with blood orange slice.
Nutrition:
One serving of Blood Orange Margarita contains 138 calories
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2000 by Ben Davidson in Sydney, Australia.
Margarita cocktail history.
Review:
Notes of tequila, orangey triple sec, bittersweet liqueur, blood orange and lime juice all sit in perfect kilter in this tasty riff on the classic Margarita.
