Best Margarita on the Rocks Recipe

Margarita is a cocktail, which consists of tequila, that is mixed with triple sec and lemon juice. There is a peculiar way in the way margarita is served. It is served with salt on the rim of the glass. Margarita is said to be the most common tequila based cocktail served in the United States. There are different ways of serving this cocktail. It is either served shaken with ice, on the rocks, blended with ice, also called frozen margarita, or without ice, known as straight up. The best way to serve margarita is with salt or sugar on the rim of the glass. There are different ratios, which are used to combine the basic ingredients of the margarita. They are as follows:

• Ratio 2:1:1, which is 50% tequila, 25% triple sec and 25% lemon juice.
• Ratio 3:2:1, which is 50% tequila, 33% triple sec and 17% lemon juice.
• Ratio 3:1:1, which is 60% tequila, 20% triple sec and 20% lemon juice.
• Ratio 6:3:1, which is 60% tequila, 30% triple sec and 10% lemon juice.
• Ratio 1:1:1, which is 33% tequila, 33% triple sec and 33% lemon juice.

Now we will turn towards margarita recipes and find out, which is the best margarita recipe on the rocks.

Making Perfect Margarita on the Rocks

Although the traditional margarita recipes are made with tequila, triple sec and lemon juice, they can also be made with muddled fruits like cherries, raspberries, strawberries, watermelon, orange, blueberries, etc. Plain sugar or simple syrup is the additional sweetener, which may be added to them.

Margarita Recipe # 1
According to me this is the best margarita recipe on the rocks. It is similar to the basic version of the margarita, but what makes it different is the brandy based orange liqueur. Using this recipe, you can also make frozen margarita mix.

Ingredients

• Sweet and sour mix 2 cups
• Triple sec 1 cup
• Gold tequila 1 ½ cups
• Brandy based orange liqueur ⅓ cup
• Limes, quartered 2
• Ice

Method

• The first step is to salt the rim of about 8 glasses, for which pour salt onto a small plate. Then rub the rims of the glasses with lime and press them into the salt on the plate.
• Then fill the glasses with ice.
• In a blender, mix sweet and sour mix with triple sec, tequila and orange liqueur.
• Mix till they are evenly mixed.
• Pour the mixture into glasses and squeeze lime into each glass, before serving it.

Margarita Recipe # 2
This is a different kind of margarita, as it is made using banana and the glasses are rimmed with brown sugar. This is recipe is similar to frozen margarita recipe.

Ingredients

• Tequila 6 ounces
• Frozen lemonade concentrate 6 ounces
• Triple sec 4 ounces
• Bananas 2
• Ice cubes 6 cups
• Sifted brown sugar

Method

• Take brow sugar in a small plate and wet the rims of 4 margarita glasses and press them into the sugar.
• In a blender, place the bananas and blend the bananas into a smooth paste.
• Then add the remaining ingredients to the blender other than the ice and blend well.
• Pour ice cubes into the glasses and then pour the tequila mixture into the glasses. If required, you can add some more sugar to the margaritas.

Margarita Recipe # 3
If you are fond of strawberries, then with this strawberry margarita recipe you will get the best margarita mix. Like strawberries, you can also use other berries to make this margarita. Let's see the margarita mix recipe.

Ingredients

• Frozen strawberries 8 ounces
• Tequila 6 ounces
• Frozen limeade concentrate 4 ounces
• Triple sec 2 ounces
• Crushed ice 8 cups

Method

• To make a margarita using this recipe, in a blender, mix strawberries, tequila, limeade concentrate and triple sec and blend well.
• Rim the glasses of margarita with brown sugar and put ice into the glasses.
• Then pour the margarita mix over the rocks and serve.

You can experiment with the margarita recipes and you may be able to come up with your best margarita recipe on the rocks. Experiments can be made with any fruit or liqueur. You can also experiment with the rim as well.