The 3 Best Ways to Make the Perfect Margarita | Cocktails For Grown Ups

If you go searching for the best Margarita recipe you’re going to find a myriad of results that may leave your head spinning. Our resident bartender Jason O’Bryan believes there isn’t a single perfect Margarita recipe, but there is a perfect Margarita to suit your tastes. And in this episode of Cocktails for Grownups, he wants to help you find it. At its core, the Margarita is a tequila sour, where the spirit is shaken with lime and a sweetener and O’Bryan shows you the three primary recipes to make this cocktail well: the Classic Margarita, the Tommy’s Margarita, and the Cadillac Margarita. So go ahead and try each one and see which version will become your go-to Margarita.
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[@Likourgos_Katselis]

I love your videos because they are short, 100% informative and 0% show off.

[@seanbishop82]

Thank you for a informative video, without the show off.. ive never made one but feeling confident in being able to make one now. Thank you again

[@jerseyboy8017]

Clear, brief and to the point. Thank you. 🎉🍋

[@vayasalsa]

Your recipes were simple, straightforward and spot on, as was your presentation and delivery of your content. I only wish other video makers knew this blueprint.

[@alparker8661]

Got a bag of limes from Costco, juiced, strained and put into ice cube trays. Store them in a zip top. 3/4 oz each using my ice cube trays. Ready for instant use. To mix things up I will use Blue Curacao. It looks cool in a martini glass.

[@ginak.804]

Sounds great but unfortunately, we can’t do that behind the bar, in a regular bar 😏

[@mayraalejandragarciaochoa2044]

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[@paulakreinberg1448]

so where did the salt rim come from?

[@boblob-law9401]

I think it's pretty funny how bartenders "invent" some recipes. Julio the bartender clearly just ran out of Orange Liqueur one night, while making margaritas and called it a "Tommy's Margarita." Funnily enough, it's actually a weaker cocktail, because it doesn't have the additional alcohol😂

[@Isratron317]

Muchas gracias, lo intentaré pronto! Saludos amigo 👋🏼

[@kessel12]

I discovered Olmeca Altos on Lui’s channel a while ago. Total game changer for margaritas.

[@dwaynedaniels8140]

That was an excellent report!!! I especially appreciated the part about the Pierre Ferrand contain oak so you don't want it watery. I never knew that! I always make either the "OG" margarita or the Cadillac. I prefer the "OG" margarita on hot days like here in Los Angeles right now, especially if I'm outside on the deck. But in the evenings or in the cooler temps, turn to the Cadillac. Sometimes, on the Cadillac I will use St Germain elderflower liquor instead of agave nectar. I prefer to use Olmeca Altos tequila, but sometimes I use Tanteo Jalapeno tequila when I want some bite to it. I never use Cointreau, I always use Pierre Ferrand. I used to think you had to use fresh squeezed lime juice. But sometimes the limes are not consistent and I've found a substitute which in my opinion is better! I mix equal parts "Nellie & Joe's Key West Lime Juice" with "Volcano Lime Burst". I used to drink a lot! Well, actually I still DO drink a lot, but I've narrowed my booze choices to 6 staples. 1. Margarita 2. Whisky Sour (with 100 proof rye) 3. El Presidente (with aged rum) 4. Boulevardier 5. Rum and Coke 6. Batanga

[@robbreport]

Nice!

[@interstateruler]

sounds tasty. I like Margaritas.

[@Goodfarm1965]

Excellent choice for tequila ✔️ and I enjoyed the read on the recipe link too 👍

[@asianstud7]

why is he straining the first margarita that he poured into coup glass? is it for the fresh squeezed lime juice? Does it leave any segments from squeezing?

[@TheTirzu]

Thank you sooo much!! My first Margarita was great🔥

[@richardvila3]

Love it, will try it

[@baymaster20]

Great video will be making these for my friends🔥

[@heidibedoya]

Looks delicious! 😋😋😋

[@TdyYrLove]

The OG is the way to go, but I do up the lime juice content. I prefer mine over the rocks.

[@emeraldkaysgarden]

Thanks so much this was so useful.

[@pete5534]

All three look good enough to drink, but my first choice would be OG; unless I’m having a few, then it’s gotta be Tommy’s. Well done.

[@kevinslominack97]

Nice! My first choice would be the OG, but if I'm going to have a few, I'd go with Tommy's.

[@nickknirk]

I just made the Tommy’s. It is delish!

[@davidbcg286]

Thanks, that was super instructive

[@anna-mariebeverley7668]

Just love margarita’s!!

[@martha3496]

😍 Tommy's is my Favorite one!

[@ronaldwhite6476]

What’s best for is for people to be consistent, you put recipes on the screen for the fist and second drink and then just blow the recipe off for the third one.

[@yabsolutely]

Tommy’s uses reposado tequila.

[@fv1291]

Frozen limeade mix and tequila.

[@munecalisaxoxo7398]

learned a lot

[@carlosvaldes2962]

What about the salt rimmed glass?

[@larsmortensen]

Cant even imagine a margarita without it!

[@johnlyons6544]

They all look great.

[@user-sj3bq6yi1h]

can i used silver patron?

[@xvikxpunx]

Margarita for good!!! 🇲🇽🇲🇽 you missed the Margarita glass but I forgive you 😁👍🏻 SALUD you all!!

[@Keliiyamashita]

I thought Tommy’s uses Reposado.

[@greenstar32]

Two quick questions... Can Cointreau take the place of the Dry Curacao, are they alike? Also, how does Silver Tequila differ from Blanco? Thanks for the video!!

[@robbreport]

Silver and blanco are interchangeable terms. Pretty much you want an unaged tequila when the recipe is calling for one of those. And Cointreau definitely can take the place of Dry Curacao. It's a little bit sweeter than the Pierre Ferrand, but both work, it really just comes down to personal preference.

[@user-iv7uj3gz7p]

How about orange tang ?

[@elyseekonan59]

Is good

[@rogueacademic]

no simple syrup?

[@johnnyx7763]

Where's the cucumber ?

[@mikehappy2620]

Does quality of the tequila matter?

[@tonietijerina]

Salt?

[@clintbird1294]

I used to travel from Hong Kong to Manila for business frequently, on arrival on a friday evening and checked in, my 1st stop was always the hotel bar for a couple of their Margarita's. They would take a chilled cocktail glass and frost the rim with crushed salt, 1 cointreau, 2 Tequila and freshly squeezed Calamansi juice ( a bit more intense lime) shaken then poured without the ice. The salt would offset the strong lime and the alcohol would hit the back of the throat. 3 of these would set me up for an evening in Manila!! Best margarita's I ever had whilst travelling from ME to USA.

[@Ridley369]

Salt? Why ruin a good drink?

[@GORDITOHG]

Daisy is not margarita in Spanish fyi

[@goldadekoya9173]

daisy ˈdāzē Translate text with your camera margarita

[@cesarjcastror9240]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@johnwilde164]

I thought ??? the Original Margarita had 1 ounce of lime juice, rather than 3/4 ounce.

[@godinesj77]

Salt bae says 😮where is the 🧂 ?

[@choeyangpalmo6588]

M😅

[@calebboles2697]

Had to quadruple the recipe to get enough

[@oliviaestudillo6220]

you do not put salt in Glas!!!! that is necesary, original Margaritas hat it.

[@Ridley369]

Salt ruins a margarita.

[@ramartin1369]

He looks so wasted

[@tony_47]

I wouldn’t trust a bartender that doesn’t drink

[@user-nd8le9px4g]

Where can I get the agave syrup?