The Real Cadillac Margarita

Submitted by Kamikazee

"There is another recipe for a Cadillac on this site, it is not the real deal. The other recipe has you adding sweet & sour mix into it, but a Cadillac should never, EVER contain sweet & sour or any other "mix" as it is a purists' margarita. If you were a bartender and had someone ask you for a Cadillac, I can assure you that if you put sweet & sour in it, they would not be returning to your bar. This is the real deal Cadillac, served in a martini glass, shaken like a martini."

 

• Ready In: 3mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 1 margarita
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 2 ounces premium 100% agave silver tequila (such as 1921, Don Julio, 1800)
• 1 ounce triple-sec orange-flavored liqueur
• 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice (about one lime)
• 1⁄2 1/2 ounce Grand Marnier or 1/2 ounce gran gala
• kosher salt
• ice

directions

1. Pour a thin line of kosher salt on a plate. Rub lime slice around outside rim of martini glass to wet rim with lime juice. Turn martini glass sideways and roll the rim in the line of kosher salt.
2. Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add fresh lime juice, tequila, and triple sec. Shake very well.
3. Pour shaken mixture into the salt-rimmed martini glass, leaving all ice in the shaker.
4. Slowly pour the 1/2 ounce of Cointreau, Grand Marnier, or Gran Gala on top.
5. Garnish with lime slice on rim and lime peel twist/curl in drink.
6. Enjoy the purists' margarita. :).

Reviews

[Spoan]

Very harsh tasting, even with top liquors.