Lemon Lime Margarita
This Lemon Lime Margarita recipe is absolutely delicious and so easy to quickly make. It takes a classic margarita with lime juice and adds some lemon juice for an extra delightful and refreshing sip.
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Servings: 1 drink
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz blanco tequila
- 1 oz lime juice
- 1 oz lemon juice
- .5 oz agave nectar
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker (or mason jar) combine tequila, lime juice, lemon juice, and agave. Shake to combine and pour into a cup with ice cubes. Alternatively combine all ingredients in a cup with ice and stir to combine.
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Notes
- FRESH citrus juice – I know I mentioned this above but I cannot stress enough how important this is especially in a cocktail with so few ingredients. You really can taste the difference between fresh squeezed citrus juice and store-bought.
- Garnish – I love garnishing this cocktail with a thinly sliced lime wheel and lemon wheel. It’s always fun to garnish with ingredients that are in the cocktail to pull it all together. You could also simply use a lime wedge or lemon wedge. Really whatever shape you'd like to cut the citrus in works!
- Make a salted rim – rub the rim of a glass with sliced lemon or lime and dip it in kosher salt for that classic margarita look. Or go a step further and make margarita salt which is kosher salt mixed with lime zest. In this case, add some lemon zest too!
- If you don't have kosher salt, coarse salt or even granulated sugar works although the latter will take it in a sweeter direction.
- Swap agave syrup for simple syrup – use an equal amount of simple syrup instead of agave if you prefer it.
- Simple syrup is equal parts sugar and water heated on medium heat until the water dissolves. Let it cool before you add it to your drink.
- Add some flavor into your simple syrup – thyme or lavender would be especially yummy in this recipe. Add them while you are warming the mixture to allow the flavor to integrate in.
- Equal parts lemon and lime – this recipe uses equal parts lemon and lime juice, but if you prefer one more over the other you can do 1.5oz + .5oz as opposed to 1oz + 1oz
- Type of tequila – I usually stick with blanco tequila (or silver tequila) for mixed drinks because it's mild in flavor. Something like a reposado (gold tequila) which is a bit more oaky or even mezcal which takes it to a smoky place would be great but you have to know what you're getting into and how the flavor profile will change.
- Add some spice – add a slice of jalapeño into your cocktail to make it a spicy lemon lime margarita.
Nutrition Estimate
Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.1mg