Grand Margarita
Sours · Tequila
- Strength
- 19.0%
- Std. drinks
- 1.69
- Calories
- 200
- Sugar
- 7.8 g
- 1½ ozTequila45 ml
- 1 ozGrand Marnier30 ml
- ½ ozLime juice15 ml
The ratio · 3 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Tommy’s Margarita.
Head to head
Grand Margarita and Tommy’s Margarita side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Two departures from the Margarita. The Grand Margarita keeps an orange liqueur but makes it Grand Marnier; Tommy’s leaves orange liqueur out and sweetens with agave nectar, which makes it far sweeter and more about lime and agave.
By the numbers
The Grand Margarita uses Grand Marnier where the Tommy’s Margarita uses agave syrup; both have tequila and lime juice. In parts, a Grand Margarita is 3 tequila, 2 Grand Marnier and 1 lime; a Tommy’s Margarita is 2 tequila, 1 lime and 1 agave. By volume, the Grand Margarita is 50% spirit, 33% liqueur and 17% citrus; the Tommy’s Margarita is 50% spirit, 25% syrup and sugar and 25% citrus.
The Grand Margarita is the stronger drink in the glass (19.0% ABV against 12.7%) and holds more alcohol (1.69 standard drinks against 1.35). The Tommy’s Margarita has more calories (about 268 against 200) and more sugar (28.4 g against 7.8 g). Both are shaken and served in a rocks glass.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 3 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Tommy’s Margarita.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1
Full Tommy’s Margarita recipe →
Highlighted: not in the Grand Margarita.
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Grand Margarita vs.
Tommy’s Margarita vs.