Virgin Margarita
Margarita, zero proof
Our Margarita with the tequila sat out: fresh lime and a little orange juice stand in for the citrus-and-orange-liqueur backbone, balanced with agave and finished with a salt rim. Served over ice so it drinks long and bright rather than like a citrus shot. Lengthen with a splash of soda water if you'd like it taller.
Ingredients
- 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 1 oz Fresh Orange Juice
- 3/4 oz Agave Syrup
Method
Rim a rocks glass with salt. Add lime juice, orange juice, and agave syrup to a shaker with ice. Shake well, then strain over fresh ice in the prepared glass. Garnish with a lime wheel. Lengthen with a splash of soda water if you'd like it taller.
A non-alcoholic Margarita — lime and orange juice with agave and a salted rim, omitting tequila and triple sec. The parent Margarita’s earliest documented recipe is Esquire, December 1953; Difford’s Guide lists a comparable Mock Margarita (#2822, Cheri Loughlin, 2010). The virgin form is a standard mocktail with no single documented inventor.