Floridita Margarita
Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 10.4% ABV ∙
The Floridita Margarita is a Margarita with pink grapefruit and cranberry juice added to reposado tequila, triple sec and lime, in a salt-rimmed coupe.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Rim the glass with salt
- Shake all ingredients with ice: Tequila reposado 45 mlTriple sec 15 mlCranberry juice 15 mlLime cordial 10 mlPink grapefruit juice 45 mlLime juice 20 mlSugar syrup 15 ml
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Garnish with a lime wedge
Tips
- Salt only the outside of the rim, so none falls into the drink and each sip takes as much salt as the drinker wants.
- The cranberry juice and lime cordial are already sweet, so taste before you add any extra sugar syrup.
History
The Floridita Margarita was created in 1999 by bar-industry consultants Robert Plotkin and Raymon Flores of BarMedia, who made it with Cointreau triple sec and added fresh grapefruit and cranberry juice to the tequila and lime for a Cosmopolitan-influenced, blush-colored variation. It's a documented riff on the classic Margarita, whose own origin remains unsettled.
FAQ
What is in a Floridita Margarita?
45 ml each of tequila reposado and fresh pink grapefruit juice, and 20 ml fresh lime juice. The sweet side is 15 ml each of triple sec, cranberry juice and sugar syrup, plus 10 ml lime cordial. The grapefruit and cranberry make it fuller and fruitier than a standard Margarita.
Is a Floridita Margarita shaken or stirred?
Shaken. Seven ingredients, including fresh citrus, cranberry juice and sugar syrup, need a hard shake to chill, dilute and mix before you fine-strain the drink.
How strong is a Floridita Margarita?
About 10.4% ABV, noticeably lighter than a standard Margarita.
