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Use Agave Syrup If You'd Like: We make our Cadillac Margaritas with one major twist from the classic: using agave syrup in addition to the triple sec.

If you're making a big batch of margaritas, you can by all means juice a ton of fresh limes up to one day ahead and have it ready to go.

Use Fresh Lime Juice: We'll say it until we're blue in the face: please only use freshly-squeezed juices in your cocktails.

Yes, it takes some extra effort but it's very much worth it. But we like to use pebble-sized pieces of ice.

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Take The Time To Make The Cracked Ice: This cocktail is classically served up and not on ice.

If you love those flavors, add a float of Grand Marnier onto the cocktail before serving. It adds a host of flavors such as orange zest, basil, vanilla bean, and caramelized sugar. Grand Marnier – a brandy-based triple sec or a blend of cognac and bitter orange liqueur– is the de facto liquor for a classic Cadillac margarita. While there are plenty of crappy, low-grade bottles in your local liquor store labeled 'Triple Sec' there are, in fact, high-end styles of the liqueur such as Cointreau or Grand Marnier. It's similar to Curacao liqueur but it tends to be drier and originated in France.

Choose A Quality Triple Sec: To be 100% clear: triple sec is not a brand name but rather a style of orange liqueur.

Bottom line: only use premium ingredients like top-shelf tequila. Just promise that you'll only use 100% agave tequila and steer clear of the swill that is mixto tequila. But, if you want to use silver tequila aka Tequila Blanco, or the more aged, Tequila Añejo, we say go for it.

Use 100% Agave Tequila: The truth is you're supposed to use reposado tequila in order to call the cocktail a Cadillac.

Regardless of how you have it, there are a few key tips to help you shake up cocktail perfection: Tips To Make A Perfect Cadillac Margarita Cocktail Also, the straw-colored reposado tequila, aged a minimum of two months in oak barrels – is used instead of silver (aka Blanco aka Plata) tequila. What do we mean by golden? Well, traditionally the golden-colored liqueur Grand Marnier – a brandy-based take on triple sec – is used instead of clear-colored triple sec. Not only is top-shelf liqueur used but also golden liquor is used, which is why you sometimes hear it called a Golden Cadillac Margarita. But what is a Cadillac Margarita? Well, a Cadillac Margarita is a premium version – hence the reference to the most classic of luxury vehicles – and is considered a top-shelf margarita. Cadillac Margarita Versus Regular MargaritaĪ classic Margarita is a sour cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, and orange liqueur. According to the IBA – the authority on all things alcohol – the official ratio is 10 parts tequila to 4 parts triple sec/sweetener to 3 parts lime juice though you'll find all sorts of variations on that. As you might guess, a sour is a cocktail that combines a liqueur with some citrus juice (usually lime or lemon) and a sweetener. If you were to create a cocktail family tree, you'd find that the Margarita falls squarely in the sour cocktail family. We already went over the various origin stories behind the classic Margarita when we covered the must-try classic food and drink from Baja California. And all of us like this version of a Classic Cadillac Margarita!

All of us prefer a margarita on the rocks, all of us like those rocks to be cracked (not crushed!), and we only ever use freshly-squeezed lime juice. That's because we don't on the most basic of basics like if the cocktail should be salt-rimmed, whether it should have orange liqueur, or what type of tequila to use.īut, there are things we agree on. Even when you take away all the fancier options – ahem, Skinny Margarita, Spicy Margarita, or Charred Citrus Margarita – we still disagree.

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For example, we all adore cooking Italian food, love traveling to Mexico, have an unending desire to explore Mexico City, and we all hate cotton candy!īut of the few things that we don't agree on, nothing divides us quite as much as one topic: how to make the best classic margarita cocktail. Truly, there are very few things that divide us. At team Salt & Wind Travel, we see eye-to-eye on almost everything.

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