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 Tommy’s Margarita.
Head to head
Margarita and Tommy’s Margarita side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Tommy’s Margarita leaves out the orange liqueur and sweetens with agave nectar, with more tequila and more lime. It tastes more of agave and lime, and it is bigger, sweeter and higher in calories; the classic Margarita is stronger in the glass.
By the numbers
The Margarita uses triple sec where the Tommy’s Margarita uses agave syrup; both have tequila and lime juice. In parts, a Margarita is 2½ tequila, 1 triple sec and ¾ lime; a Tommy’s Margarita is 2 tequila, 1 lime and 1 agave. By volume, the Margarita is 59% spirit, 23% liqueur and 18% citrus; the Tommy’s Margarita is 50% spirit, 25% syrup and sugar and 25% citrus.
The Margarita is the stronger drink in the glass (18.8% ABV against 12.7%) and holds more alcohol (1.58 standard drinks against 1.35). The Tommy’s Margarita has more calories (about 268 against 179) and more sugar (28.4 g against 5.3 g). Both are shaken; the Margarita is served in a coupe, the Tommy’s Margarita in a rocks glass.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 2½ : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Tommy’s Margarita.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1
Full Tommy’s Margarita recipe →
Highlighted: not in the Margarita.
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Margarita vs.
Tommy’s Margarita vs.