Una Más shares their classic margarita cocktail recipe

Here at Dineplan, we’ve dubbed October “Mexican Month”. With World Taco Day on the 4th of October and International Nacho Day on the 21st, what better way to enjoy the fresh and spicy flavours of Mexico than with a classic margarita?

We reached out to Sean Binder, the co-owner of Una Más – Mezcaleria and asked him to share his favourite margarita recipe. Now you can enjoy a piece of Una Más at home whenever you like!

Located in vibrant Sea Point, and known for their modern and authentic Mexican dishes, the team at Una Más shake up a variety of margaritas that will leave you saying: “¡Una más, por favor!” Head down to Una Más Tuesday through Friday, from 12 pm until 4 pm, and sip on margaritas for only R49!

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Ingredients

• 60ml Patrón Silver Tequila
• 50ml fresh lime juice
• 15ml Cointreau or Triple Sec
• 25ml simple syrup
• Optional: Salt and lime wedges

Method

1. Prep your glass: Add ice and, if you would like, run a lime around the rim of the glass and dip it into salt. Set aside.
2. Combine all ingredients: Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Alternatively, if you don’t have a cocktail shaker, you can add the ingredients into another glass.
3. Shake, shake, shake (or stir): Shake the cocktail for 10 seconds, or until the mixture is nice and chilled.
4. Pour and serve: Strain the mixture into the prepared glass before garnishing with a lime wedge and serving immediately.

¡Salud!

Pro tip: Instead of using a glass, grab a pitcher and make enough to last the afternoon!

A brief history of the margarita cocktail

As one of the most popular cocktails in the world, the history of the margarita and who invented this refreshing lime-and-tequila drink is a bit blurry. Many have claimed the title of “Margarita Master”, but whoever it was, all we can say is gracias!

One popular story goes that the restaurant owner of Rancho La Gloria, in Baja California, Carlos “Danny” Herrera, created the cocktail in 1938 for a Marjorie King – a customer who claimed to be allergic to all alcohol, except tequila.

“She was a beautiful woman, around 28 or 30 years old. She was staying in San Diego, and she went to Ensenada every day during negotiations to purchase the hotel. She stopped both ways and had a drink. She was allergic to everything except tequila. But she couldn’t take it straight.” – Herrera

Another story claims the cocktail was created in 1941 by Don Carlos Orozco at Hussong’s Cantina in Ensenada in Baja California for a regular guest named Margarita Henkel Cesena. Lastly, Margarita Sames, a socialite from Dallas, Texas is said to have created the cocktail to serve to guests at a party she was throwing at her vacation home in Acapulco, Mexico.

Whichever story tells the true origin of the cocktail, the margarita quickly became a popular drink in both Mexico and the USA. Then, with the introduction of the frozen margarita In the 1950s, popularity soared and now it is enjoyed world-wide.