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ITALIAN MARGARITA COCKTAIL HOW TO
ITALIAN MARGARITA COCKTAIL SKIN

Also get a measuring glass and two margarita glasses. Get a cocktail shaker and fill it halfway with ice.

ITALIAN MARGARITA COCKTAIL HOW TO

How to make an Italian margarita Pre-step With the glass still upside down, shake off any excess salt as you don’t want it to fall into the glass and make a salty margarita. With the glass upside down, roll the rim around in the salt. Wet your finger in some simple syrup and rub it around the rim of a glass. Add a chunky salt like kosher to a small plate.

Here is how to salt the rim of the glass.

I chose to salt only one of the glasses as hubby prefers unsalted margaritas.

You can also get 1 ounce of juice out of half of a large lemon.

Depending on the size of the lime, you can get 1 ounce of juice out of a large lime.

Finally, rinse the limes and lemons under cold water, making sure to remove all the soap.

ITALIAN MARGARITA COCKTAIL SKIN

Next, take a vegetable brush and brush the skin of the fruit. Here is how: squirt some unscented, natural hand soap (I get the foaming soap in bulk at Whole Foods) in your hand and rub the fruit between your palms.

Wash your citrus before juicing them or adding it to your cocktail.

Although most margaritas have either Cointreau, triple sec, or some other orange liqueur, this one does not.

I use Patron silver tequila in this margarita, but you can use any other tequila blanco or even a reposado tequila or añejo tequila.

Because remember, you can easily add it, but you can’t subtract it. So, try it this way first and if after your first sip you find you would like it sweeter, add the sweetener 1/4 ounce at a time.

Everyone I’ve served this margarita to has agreed with me that it doesn’t need any additional sweetener like simple syrup or agave syrup.

This post may contain affiliate links, which means I get a small commission if you click the link and buy something. The almond liqueur gives this cocktail a robust taste.

The addition of the almond-flavored Italian liqueur amaretto helps to sweeten the combination of the the two citrus fruits.

One of the things I love about this Italian margarita recipe is you don’t need to add any sweetener to it. Made with tequila, amaretto, lime juice, and lemon juice, this light and refreshing cocktail is simply delicious. Legend says that one of the bartenders suggested using it for margaritas because it looked larger and would then probably fetch a higher price.The Italian margarita is the cool older sister of the classic margarita. After ordering new champagne glasses, these oddly shaped glasses arrived instead. Truthfully, I don’t know but one of the most popular legends is that it came from a restaurant in Los Angeles. Why are margarita glasses shaped like thatīecause it looks like an upside-down sombrero!! Just kidding. If you don’t refrigerate your Italian margarita it will eventually ferment and then you will have Italian margarita beer. Margaritas are a juice-based formula and should always be refrigerated for health-based reasons.

*to make a frozen margarita add the mixture and ice to a blender.

So what is a margarita girl to do in a predicament like that, come up with her own!Īfter a trip to the store and playing the bartender in my kitchen, I finally found the perfect recipe for the best Italian margarita. There are three things I know for: my love of Pete Wentz (and Fall Out Boy), all things aqua, and all the margaritas! The Italian margarita came to be when I was craving the same drink I had once been served at a restaurant but didn’t feel like taking the 90-minute drive to get one.