Sake Margarita
A Japanese-Mexican fusion cocktail blending sake and tequila in the classic margarita framework. Crisp, citrusy, and surprisingly harmonious.
- 1½ ozsake
- 1 oztequila
- ¾ oztriple sec
- ¾ ozlime juice
- Lime wheel, salted rimgarnish
- 1Run a lime wedge around the rim of a rocks glass and dip into salt to create a salted rim.
- 2Combine sake, tequila, triple sec, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker with ice.
- 3Shake vigorously for 12 seconds.
- 4Strain into the prepared rocks glass over fresh ice.
- 5Garnish with a lime wheel.
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The margarita's three-part structure of spirit, orange liqueur, and citrus invites spirit substitutions and split-base combinations. Sake adds a rice-grain sweetness and lower-proof depth that tempers tequila's bite, producing a fusion cocktail that blends Japanese and Mexican flavor traditions. The sake margarita became popular at pan-Asian and fusion restaurants in the 2010s.
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