# A Margarita twist

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-margarita-twist/430961>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 22, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-margarita-twist/430961 "2007-12-22T20:13:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-margarita-twist/430961/1 "2007-12-22T20:13:01Z")

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So I like Margaritas made with 2 parts decent 100% blue agave tequila, 1 part Cointreau, and one part fresh lime juice. Some folks like to add a little simple syrup to the lime juice, and I’m OK with that, takes a little of the whang off.

So I got to thinking…

How about, instead of simple syrup, I add a sweet cirtus liquor instead?

Enter Limoncello. I mix it about 1 part for every 4 parts of fresh lime juice, then use that mixture as my 1 part lime juice to the Margarita.

And damn that’s some good stuff.

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**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-margarita-twist/430961/2 "2007-12-22T20:47:54Z")

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Sounds awesome. I usually mix a little Rose’s Lime with the fresh lime, but Limoncello gives the added bonus of more alcohol!

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-margarita-twist/430961/3 "2007-12-23T05:41:42Z")

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Interesting twist. So the limocello is 1/16 of the total volume? That makes sense, that stuff is expensive!

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-margarita-twist/430961/4 "2007-12-23T05:52:19Z")

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Sounds interesting.

I usually use [Mandarin Napoleon](http://www.mandarine-napoleon.com/) instead of the Triple Sec/Cointreau.

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**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-margarita-twist/430961/5 "2007-12-24T01:42:13Z")

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[QUOTE=thelurkinghorror]  
Interesting twist. So the limocello is 1/16 of the total volume? That makes sense, that stuff is expensive!  
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It’s not much in volume, but it’s so sweet it really balances the twang of the straight lime juice. The added alcohol and lemon flavor is just icing on the cake. I think you could use more Limoncello than I did, and I probably will next time. I made these by the drink, not batches, so I could just add a little.

The only Limoncello my local liquor store carries is Caravella, and it’s not as expensive as Cointreau or the tequila I bought this time. I tried some Sauza Tres Generations silver tequila, I usually use Hornitos but they were out of it. No complaints, these were some very good Margaritas.