Greek · Drink

Mastiha Margarita

Name: Mastiha Margarita
Total time: 8 min
Yield: Makes 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: salt, for rimming the glass, to taste; ice, fresh, for the shaker and the glass, to taste; 45 ml tequila; 30 ml mastiha liqueur; 30 ml fresh lime juice, strained; 15 ml simple syrup, more or less to taste; 1 slice lime, for garnish

A margarita where mastiha, the piney liqueur of Chios, joins the tequila and lime. The resinous sweetness rounds the sharp citrus; adjust the simple syrup to taste.

YieldMakes 1 cocktail
Hands-on8 min
Total8 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

to tastesalt, for rimming the glassoptional
to tasteice, fresh, for the shaker and the glass
45 mltequila
30 mlmastiha liqueur
30 mlfresh lime juice, strained
15 mlsimple syrup, more or less to taste
1 slicelime, for garnish

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Tree nuts
Pistachio
Citrus fruits (any)
Lime
Gums and thickeners
Alcohol
Mastic (mastiha)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Season

Summer

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

Under 20 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 1

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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