Margarita Day | National Margarita Day
National Margarita Day fall on today Feb.22, 2010, a celebration of a wonderful concoction filled with tequila, salt, limes and other taste-bud tingling ingredients. So, are you wanted to make Margarita on this National Margarita Day?
According to the International Bartenders Association’s official recipe, a margarita consists of tequila, Triple Sec (an orange-flavored liqueur), and fresh lime or lemon juice mixed in a 7:4:3 ratio. This comes out to 50% tequila, 29% Triple Sec, and 21% fresh lime or lemon juice.
A margarita can be served shaken (not stirred) with ice, on the rocks (or poured over ice), or straight (no ice). You can also order a frozen margarita, which is blended with crushed ice. No matter how your margarita is poured, however, it will usually be served with salt or sugar on the rim of the glass and a wedge of lime or lemon.
There are numerous variations on the standard margarita recipe. Just about any fruit can be successfully mixed into a margarita, from watermelon to pomegranate to apple.
According to the International Bartenders Association’s official recipe, a margarita consists of tequila, Triple Sec (an orange-flavored liqueur), and fresh lime or lemon juice mixed in a 7:4:3 ratio. This comes out to 50% tequila, 29% Triple Sec, and 21% fresh lime or lemon juice.
A margarita can be served shaken (not stirred) with ice, on the rocks (or poured over ice), or straight (no ice). You can also order a frozen margarita, which is blended with crushed ice. No matter how your margarita is poured, however, it will usually be served with salt or sugar on the rim of the glass and a wedge of lime or lemon.
There are numerous variations on the standard margarita recipe. Just about any fruit can be successfully mixed into a margarita, from watermelon to pomegranate to apple.
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