Margarita
Sours · Tequila
- Strength
- 18.8%
- Std. drinks
- 1.58
- Calories
- 179
- Sugar
- 5.3 g
- 1¾ ozTequila50 ml
- ¾ ozTriple sec20 ml
- ½ ozLime juice15 ml
The ratio · 2½ : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Ranch Water.
Head to head
Margarita and Ranch Water side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Tequila, orange liqueur and lime in both. Ranch Water pours more of each over ice and tops it with Topo Chico mineral water, for a long, fizzy Margarita that holds more alcohol.
By the numbers
Both have tequila, triple sec and lime juice. Only the Ranch Water has soda water. In parts, a Margarita is 2½ tequila, 1 triple sec and ¾ lime; a Ranch Water is 2 tequila, 1 triple sec, 1 lime and 4 soda. By volume, the Margarita is 59% spirit, 23% liqueur and 18% citrus; the Ranch Water is 50% mixer and juice, 25% spirit, 13% liqueur and 12% citrus.
The Margarita is the stronger drink in the glass (18.8% ABV against 13.3%), but the Ranch Water is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (2.03 standard drinks against 1.58). The Ranch Water has more calories (about 237 against 179) and more sugar (8.0 g against 5.3 g). The Margarita is shaken and served in a coupe; the Ranch Water is built and served in a highball.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 2½ : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Ranch Water.
Highballs & Fizzes · Tequila
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Margarita.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
Margarita vs.
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