Mini Margarita
Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 20.1% ABV ∙
A Mini Margarita is a shot-sized Margarita of reposado tequila, triple sec and lime, shaken with agave syrup and optional bitters into a salt-rimmed shot glass.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Rim the glass with salt (moisten the outside edge with lime or orange juice and dip into salt)
- Shake all ingredients with ice: Tequila reposado 30 mlTriple sec 15 mlLime juice 15 mlAgave syrup 5 mlAngostura aromatic bitters 2 dashes (opt.)
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
Tips
- Keep the salt on the outer edge of the rim; salt on the inside makes the first sip mostly salt.
- If you use the bitters, stop at 2 dashes; in a drink this small, one extra dash takes over from the tequila and lime.
History
The Mini Margarita is simply the classic Margarita poured in shot-glass proportions, a scaled-down party serve with no documented inventor of its own. Its parent has a disputed origin, most accounts tracing it to the US-Mexico border region between the 1930s and early 1950s, likely as a tequila-based twist on the older Daisy family (Margarita being Spanish for "daisy").
FAQ
What is a Mini Margarita?
A shot-sized version of the classic Margarita: tequila reposado, triple sec, fresh lime juice, and a little agave syrup, shaken and fine-strained into a salt-rimmed shot glass.
How do you make a Mini Margarita?
Rim a chilled shot glass with salt. Shake hard with ice: 30 ml tequila reposado, 15 ml triple sec, 15 ml fresh lime juice, 5 ml agave syrup and, if you like, two dashes of Angostura bitters. Fine-strain into the glass and serve right away, while it's still cold.
