New Era Drinks IBA
Grand Margarita
Margarita with a passport
The upscale Margarita variant that swaps triple sec for Grand Marnier, adding rich orange depth and a velvety body. Refined but still punchy.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz Tequila
- 1 oz Grand Marnier
- 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
Method
Add tequila, Grand Marnier, and fresh lime juice to a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until well chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Popularized by the El Torito Grill restaurant chain (Southern California) in the 1980s — uses Grand Marnier in place of the standard triple sec, deepening the Margarita with orange and cognac notes. Per IBA (New Era list); Difford's Guide #889. Notes: contemporary variant with no single documented creator; authentic source preparation is shaken (not floated).
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