Margherita Cocktail Recipe

Origins debated; possibly created in the 1930s–40s in Mexico, with claims from bartender Carlos "Danny" Herrera and socialite Margarita Sames.

Ingredients

Method for creating a Margherita cocktail

Shake with ice very hard and double strain into a chilled margarita glass or coupe

Garnish

Lime Wheel

Glassware

Margherita

Ice

No Ice

Nutrition Information for Margherita

  • Calories: There are 206 kcal in Margherita
  • ABV: Margherita has an ABV of 28%

Calorie Breakdown for Margherita

IngredientDoseCal/ozCalories
Tequila2 oz70 cal/oz140 kcal
Triple Sec1 oz60 cal/oz60 kcal
Lime Juice1 oz6 cal/oz6 kcal
Total206 kcal

ABV Breakdown for Margherita

Cocktail booziness measures the amount of alcohol in a drink, expressed both as total alcohol volume (ml) and as a percentage of Alcohol By Volume (ABV) of the overall drink size.

IngredientDoseABV%Alcohol (ml)
Tequila2 oz40%24.0 ml
Triple Sec1 oz30%9.0 ml
Total alcohol33.0 ml
Cocktail size118 ml
ABV = 33 / 118 × 10028%

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