Virgin Margarita

A house original: lime and orange shaken with a little syrup and a splash of soda in a salt-rimmed glass. All the margarita ritual, none of the tequila.

Time: 3 min
Difficulty: Easy
Method: Shaken
Glass: Margarita glass

Ingredients

Servings

Lime juice1 oz
Orange juice1 oz
Simple syrup½ oz
Club soda — splash1 oz
Salt — for the rimoptional1 pinch

Garnish: Salt rim, Lime wheel (1 slice)

How to make it

1
Salt half the rim of a margarita glass.
2
Shake lime juice, orange juice and syrup with ice.
3
Strain into the glass over fresh ice and add a splash of soda.

Bar gear

Tools you'll need

Cocktail shakerChills, mixes and dilutes shaken drinks in about 12 seconds. A two-piece Boston shaker is the bartender standard.
JiggerA double-sided measure so every drink comes out the same. Look for one marked in ½ and ¼ oz.
Hawthorne strainerThe spring-edged strainer that holds back ice when you pour from a shaker.
Citrus pressSqueezes fresh lemon and lime fast — fresh juice is the biggest upgrade you can make.