Sour · Must-know
Blue Margarita
Rita
Reference photo. Build it by the recipe, not the photo.
Photo: Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The build
- Tequila1 shot1½ oz
- Blue Curaçao½ shot¾ oz
- Sour2½ oz
- Lime Juice¾ oz
- Garnish: Lime
Shots and ounces · 1 shot = 1½ oz = 4-second pourCounts
How to remember it
Blue swaps, it doesn't add: Blue Curaçao takes the triple sec's seat in the Margarita. Same job as triple sec, just dyed blue.
Compare with Margarita
Drink family: New Orleans Sour · Spirit + citrus + orange liqueur
One formula, many names: the Kamikaze is just a Margarita made with vodka.
Same shape on your sheets: Between the Sheets, Blue Lady, Margarita, Fuzzy Margarita
Memory tricks are written for this app; only the acronym is printed on the sheet. Drink families are Gary Regan's, from The Joy of Mixology.
Builds your own list to quiz yourself on.