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 Spicy Margarita.
Head to head
Margarita and Spicy Margarita side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
The Spicy Margarita is a Margarita shaken with a slice of fresh chili and a little agave syrup, and served over ice. It has more lime and is a touch sweeter, with heat that builds as you drink.
By the numbers
Both have tequila, triple sec and lime juice. Only the Spicy Margarita has red chili pepper and agave syrup. In parts, a Margarita is 2½ tequila, 1 triple sec and ¾ lime; a Spicy Margarita is 2 tequila, 1 triple sec, 1 lime and ¼ agave. By volume, the Margarita is 59% spirit, 23% liqueur and 18% citrus; the Spicy Margarita is 47% spirit, 24% liqueur, 24% citrus and 5% syrup and sugar.
The Margarita is the stronger drink in the glass (18.8% ABV against 16.7%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.58 and 1.52 standard drinks). The Spicy Margarita has more calories (about 199 against 179) and more sugar (10.7 g against 5.3 g). Both are shaken; the Margarita is served in a coupe, the Spicy Margarita in a rocks glass.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 2½ : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Spicy Margarita.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1 : ¼
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.
Spicy Margarita vs.