# Mezcal Margarita

A bright, smoky Margarita balancing joven mezcal with Cointreau, fresh lime, and optional agave.

Strength: 30% ABV

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Mezcal](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/mezcal.md)
- 30 ml [Cointreau](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/cointreau.md)
- 22.5 ml [Fresh lime juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lime-juice.md)
- 7.5 ml [Agave syrup](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/agave-syrup.md) — Optional

## Glassware

Rocks glass

## Garnish

- Salt rim — Use salt or Tajín.
- Lime wheel

## Method

1. Shake all the ingredients with ice.
2. Strain over fresh ice into a rimmed rocks glass.

## Related drinks

- [Spicy Mezcal Margarita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/spicy-mezcal-margarita.md): A dry mezcal Margarita with fresh lime, orange liqueur, and a direct green-chilli heat.
- [Margarita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/margarita.md): A bright tequila sour balancing fresh lime with the concentrated orange of Cointreau and a savoury salt rim.
- [Spicy Margarita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/spicy-margarita.md): A fresh Margarita sharpened with jalapeño heat and the green, citrusy lift of coriander leaf.
- [Kamikaze](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/kamikaze.md): A brisk vodka sour sharpened with fresh lime and the dry orange intensity of Cointreau.
- [Tia Mia](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/tia-mia.md): A smoky Mai Tai variation combining aged rum and mezcal with orange, almond, and fresh lime.
- [Beachcomber](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/beachcomber.md): A compact white-rum sour where lime and dry orange liqueur meet enough maraschino to turn a Daiquiri outline floral, nutty, and faintly bitter.
- [Jägerita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/jagerita.md): David Cordoba’s modern classic treats Jägermeister as a serious amaro base, meeting lime and dry orange liqueur in a startlingly coherent Margarita shape.
- [Division Bell](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/division-bell.md): A smoky mezcal sour layered with bittersweet Aperol, dry maraschino, and fresh lime.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/mezcal-margarita
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/mezcal-margarita-2b406b3b.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.doshombres.com/blogs/cocktails/mezcal-margarita