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Cadillac Margarita in a rocks glass, drawn with its ingredient layers

Cadillac Margarita

The Cadillac Margarita is a shaken agave cocktail from Mexico, fresh and citrusy and long and fizzy. It is made with tequila reposado, lime juice, Triple sec and more, served in a rocks glass over ice.

Strength: about 23% ABV in the glass, roughly 25 g of alcohol per drink (an estimate; brands and dilution vary).

The top-shelf Margarita: aged tequila and a Grand Marnier float.

Ingredients

Tequila reposado50 ml (1¾ oz)
Lime juice25 ml (¾ oz)
Triple sec15 ml (½ oz)
Grand Marniertop up, about 15 ml

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

Method

  1. Shake the tequila, lime and triple sec with ice.
  2. Strain over fresh ice in a salt-rimmed glass.
  3. Float the Grand Marnier on top.
Glass
Rocks glass
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Salt rim and lime wheel
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Latin American cocktails

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