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Margarita: Smoke Screen

Tijuana, Mexico America/Tijuana

History

Many claim its invention, but the Margarita likely evolved in 1930s–40s Mexico from the Daisy: spirit, citrus, and orange liqueur. Margarita is Spanish for daisy. This is a clearly labeled house field riff rather than a historical classic: Smoked salt sharpens the base spirit while suggesting a distant getaway fire.

Tequila · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

  • 12 oz blanco tequila
  • 21 oz lime juice
  • 33/4 oz orange liqueur
  • 4Salt rim
  • 51 pinch smoked sea salt

Method

  1. 01Shake with ice and strain into a salt-rimmed coupe or over fresh ice.
  2. 02Mix in a very small pinch of smoked salt and garnish as directed.

Enjoy responsibly. Recipes are intended for adults of legal drinking age.