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Different Flavors of Margaritas
The classic margarita is made of lime, tequila, and orange liqueur, served in a salt-rimmed glass. Over the years, the cocktail has gained huge popularity with variations in flavor and preparation style. When ordering a Margarita today, you're likely to get a brightly-colored frozen drink.
Many restaurants and bars create their own house flavors of margarita, combining different combinations of flavors - the possibilities are endless. Here are some of the most popular, and most unusual, margarita flavors.
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Lime
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A purist will accept nothing but a true margarita, made with 1 part fresh lime juice, 1 part or more high quality tequila, and .5 part cointreau, mixed with ice and strained into a glass rimmed with coarse salt. Triple sec or grand marnier is sometimes used instead of cointreau. A true margarita is not frozen, and not bright green.
Lime margaritas are often made with commercial mixes that are green and very sweet. These mix-based margaritas are served over ice or blended. Another popular type of lime margarita is frozen, a process similiar to making soft-serve ice cream that creates a thick, slushy concoction.
Strawberry
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The strawberry margarita is a very common variation that uses strawberry liqueur in place of some or all of the orange liqueur. Traditionally, it still contains lime juice.
Some versions contain fresh strawberries blended in with ice, or strawberry puree. Mixes are generally sweeter, and strawberry margaritas are commonly served frozen.
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Peach
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A peach margarita is made with peach schnapps in place of some or all of the orange liqueur. Also popular as a frozen margarita.
Mint
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Also called the "Cool Mint Rita," mint margarita use creme de menthe in place of half of the orange liqueur. It also can be made by adding fresh chopped mint to a traditional margarita recipe.
Blue
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Not technically a flavor, blue margaritas are also popular. This variation is made by adding Blue Curaçao, a blue-colored liqueur made from Laraha orange oils.
Frozen blue margaritas are often blueberry flavored, sometimes with fresh blueberries blended in.
Beer
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Beer margaritas are a potent mix of beer -- a full 12 ounces -- several shots of tequila, and concentrated limeade, making a drink that falls somewhere between a beer and a margarita.
Chocolate
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About as far from a traditional margarita as they come, the chocolate variation is made with chocolate liqueur, chocolate syrup, cream, orange juice, and tequila, and rimmed with cocoa.
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