NO. 1021 · A CLASSIC HOUSE SPEC
Grand Margarita
Agave and cognac-based orange liqueur, polished with an exact squeeze of lime.
- The glass
- Rocks glass
- The method
- Shaken
- With ingredients ready
- 3 min · Easy
Our house measures and instructions. No tasting by The Drink Place has been recorded.
What this means
- Recipe basis
- Ingredient reference: International Bartenders Association. Our house measures may differ.
- Preparation
- Complete measured ingredients and instructions. No individual editorial method review is recorded.
- House tasting
- Not recorded. A reference, editorial review, or AI photograph does not establish a taste test.
THE QUIET PREPARATION
Before the first pour.
with ingredients ready
Set out rocks glass for each drink. Keep the tools and prepared ingredients within reach.
- Jigger or graduated measure
- Cocktail shaker
- Cocktail strainer
- Fine-mesh sieve
- Citrus juicer
- Paring knife and board
- Muddler or rounded spoon
- Kitchen scale
- Squeeze the citrus and measure its juice before you start. Keep the listed garnish aside.
A PROPER POUR BEGINS HERE
The ingredients.
- 45 ml
- 30 ml
- 15 ml
- 2 g
- 1
Exact measures for one drink. Fresh ice is part of the method.
US fluid ounces convert the exact milliliter specification and round to three decimal places.
A LITTLE CEREMONY
The method.
Prepare your glass
Use the measured lime wheel to moisten half of the outside rim of a rocks glass. Press that half into the measured fine salt, keeping salt out of the glass. Add 120 g fresh cubed ice per glass just before pouring.
Measure into your shaker
Measure one serving of tequila, Grand Marnier, and lime juice into the shaker. Leave the salt and lime wheel with the prepared glass.
Shake with confidence
Measure the still ingredients first. Add the recipe’s mixing ice, seal the shaker, and hold both parts firmly. Shake for the stated time. Keep bubbles and garnish outside the shaker.
Shake until properly cold
Use one serving of the measured ingredients per batch. Add 180 g cubed ice and seal the shaker. Shake firmly until the outside feels very cold. Repeat with fresh mixing ice for each serving.
Shake with confidence
Measure the still ingredients first. Add the recipe’s mixing ice, seal the shaker, and hold both parts firmly. Shake for the stated time. Keep bubbles and garnish outside the shaker.
Strain and finish
Use a cocktail strainer and a fine-mesh sieve to pour into the prepared rocks glass. Add the measured garnish and serve immediately.
Use two strainers
Hold the mixing ice back with the cocktail strainer. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve held above the serving glass; it catches small ice chips and fruit or herb fragments.
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