MariCarmen’s Classic Margarita

We love a classic margarita here at Familia Kitchen, so por favor trust us: this is a guaranteed-great recipe for a traditional and easy-to-make margarita from our favorite Catadora, MariCarmen Ortíz Conway.

MariCarmen is a globally renowned tequila expert. And we mean expert, as in certified Tequila Expert,™ a certification from the Cultura y Capacitación del Tequila, A.C. She is also an official Catadora or “taster,” among other certifications.

“This is a VERY successful margarita,” says MariCarmen. “Always.”

We recommend serving this with these Familia Kitchen family-famous Mexican traditional dishes from another of our favorite Mexican food cocineras, Anjie Villalobos: guacamole, hot-off-the-grill carne asado tacos, family-famous refried beans or frijoles de olla, double-delish tacos de papa and rajas, and green chile chicken pozole, a favorite comfort plato here at Familia Kitchen.

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MariCarmen’s Classic Margarita—Make It in 5 Minutes

Recipe by MariCarmen Ortiz Conway

3.0 from 3 votes

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings

2

servings

Prep time

4

minutes

Cooking time

1

minute

Ingredients

• 2 oz lime juice, fresh squeezed

• 2 oz premium 100% blue agave tequila

• 2 oz simple syrup or agave syrup

• 1/3 cup ice

• margarita salt, for rimming glasses

Directions

• Pour the lime, tequila and syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add ice.
• Shake, shake, shake!
• Serve in glasses rimmed with margarita salt. Garnish with a lime, if you wish.
• Salud!

Notes

• You are using the SAME amounts of lime, tequila and syrup. So you can easily scale up or down.