Best 11 Gerrys Margarita Recipes

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Gerrys Margarita is a renowned classic cocktail with a vibrant history. Its origins trace back to the 1930s in Mexico, where it is said to have been crafted by a bartender named Gerry Thomas. The recipe gained immense popularity over the years and has become a staple in bars and homes worldwide. Its perfect balance of sweet, sour, and salty flavors makes it a refreshing and versatile drink suitable for any occasion. If you're looking to impress your friends or treat yourself to a delightful cocktail experience, you've come to the right place.

Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!

JEFFREY'S SPICY MARGARITA



Jeffrey's Spicy Margarita image

Provided by Jeffrey Saad

Categories     beverage

Time P1DT5m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ice
1 1/2 ounces spiced silver tequila, recipe follows
1/2-ounce orange brandy
2 limes, juiced
1 tablespoon agave syrup
750ml bottle silver tequila (recommended: Herradura)
1 fresh orange habanero pepper (may substitute jalapeno or serrano)

Steps:

  • In a shaker or pitcher add a handful of ice, the tequila, orange brandy, lime juice and the agave syrup. Shake vigorously. Strain into a martini glass and serve.
  • Cut the habanero in half (do not touch your eyes after handling the chile pepper). Push the 2 halves into the bottle of tequila. Close the lid and let it sit for at least 24 hours. You can leave the chile pepper in the bottle until the tequila is gone.

GERRY'S MARGARITA



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The perfect margarita made with all fresh ingredients! I love margaritas. Let me rephrase that, I love good margaritas. This recipe took me about 6 months to perfect, and 5 years to share. I promise once you taste the freshness and balance of this recipe, you'll not only impress yourself, but your friends too. This recipe is consistent, and will come out the same exact way every time. Here are some dos and don'ts to make sure it comes out my way, Gerry's way. Use 2 heaping tablespoons white sugar. The most common mistake is people don't use enough white sugar because they think its too much. The drink will be tart. Don't worry most of the sugar stays in the shaker. Let the drink rest after shaking. That little bit of water from the ice melting helps the balance.

Provided by BloodyGerry

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 10m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lime, juiced
½ lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers reposado tequila (such as Jose Cuervo® Gold)
1 cup ice cubes, or as needed
salt as needed
1 teaspoon brandy-based orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier®), or to taste

Steps:

  • Squeeze lime juice and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker; top with sugar. Pour tequila over sugar mixture and add ice. Cover shaker and shake. Allow shaker to rest for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Spread salt onto a plate. Rub the lemon around the rim of the margarita glass and dip the rim into the salt to coat. Pour margarita into glass and top with brandy-based orange liqueur.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322.4 calories, Carbohydrate 32.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 157.2 mg, Sugar 28 g

GINGER MARGARITA



Ginger Margarita image

Provided by Guy Fieri

Time 45m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 7

3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1 large hand ginger, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch coins/chunks
Bar sugar
Freshly grated nutmeg
2 ounces good quality tequila or reposado (recommended: Cabo Wabo)
1 lime, juiced, plus lime wedges for garnish

Steps:

  • Bring sugar and water up to a light simmer and cook until all of the sugar is dissolved. Add ginger and steep for 30 minutes. Pour ginger-simple syrup into blender and puree. Strain out pulp and store in a tightly sealed jar or bottle. Will keep for several weeks in the refrigerator.
  • Pour some bar sugar onto small plate and grate a pinch of nutmeg on top, mix well.
  • Add tequila, lime juice, 5 ounces ginger-simple syrup and ice to cocktail shaker and give it a good shake. Run lime wedge around rim of glass and dip in sugar/nutmeg mixture, add ice and pour in contents of shaker, grate a little nutmeg on top and serve with a wedge of lime.

REAL MARGARITAS



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Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     beverage

Time 8m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lime, halved
Kosher salt
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (5 limes)
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (1 lemon)
1 cup Triple Sec
3 cups ice
1 cup white tequila

Steps:

  • If you like margaritas served in a glass with salt, rub the outside rims of six glasses with a cut lime and dip each glass lightly into a plate of kosher salt.
  • Combine the lime juice, lemon juice, Triple Sec, and ice in a blender and puree until completely blended. Add the tequila and puree for 2 seconds more. Serve over ice.
  • If you prefer frozen margaritas, halve each of the ingredients, double the ice, and blend in two batches. Serve with a cut lime.

CLASSIC MARGARITA



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Provided by Geoffrey Zakarian

Categories     beverage

Time 5m

Yield 12 to 14 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Lime wedges, for rimming
Salt, for garnish
3 cups tequila
2 cups fresh lime juice, plus lime slices, for garnish
1 1/2 cups orange liqueur
1/4 cup agave syrup

Steps:

  • For the rim: Moisten the rim of the glasses with lime wedges and dip in the salt.
  • For the margarita: Combine the tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur and agave syrup in a large pitcher. Stir vigorously to combine. Pour over ice in the salt-rimmed glasses, garnish with a slice of lime and serve immediately.

GERRY'S MARGARITA



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The perfect margarita made with all fresh ingredients! I love margaritas. Let me rephrase that, I love good margaritas. This recipe took me about 6 months to perfect, and 5 years to share. I promise once you taste the freshness and balance of this recipe, you'll not only impress yourself, but your friends too. This recipe is consistent, and will come out the same exact way every time. Here are some dos and don'ts to make sure it comes out my way, Gerry's way. Use 2 heaping tablespoons white sugar. The most common mistake is people don't use enough white sugar because they think its too much. The drink will be tart. Don't worry most of the sugar stays in the shaker. Let the drink rest after shaking. That little bit of water from the ice melting helps the balance.

Provided by BloodyGerry

Categories     Mexican Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lime, juiced
½ lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers reposado tequila (such as Jose Cuervo® Gold)
1 cup ice cubes, or as needed
salt as needed
1 teaspoon brandy-based orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier®), or to taste

Steps:

  • Squeeze lime juice and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker; top with sugar. Pour tequila over sugar mixture and add ice. Cover shaker and shake. Allow shaker to rest for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Spread salt onto a plate. Rub the lemon around the rim of the margarita glass and dip the rim into the salt to coat. Pour margarita into glass and top with brandy-based orange liqueur.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322.4 calories, Carbohydrate 32.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 157.2 mg, Sugar 28 g

GERRY'S MARGARITA



Gerry's Margarita image

The perfect margarita made with all fresh ingredients! I love margaritas. Let me rephrase that, I love good margaritas. This recipe took me about 6 months to perfect, and 5 years to share. I promise once you taste the freshness and balance of this recipe, you'll not only impress yourself, but your friends too. This recipe is consistent, and will come out the same exact way every time. Here are some dos and don'ts to make sure it comes out my way, Gerry's way. Use 2 heaping tablespoons white sugar. The most common mistake is people don't use enough white sugar because they think its too much. The drink will be tart. Don't worry most of the sugar stays in the shaker. Let the drink rest after shaking. That little bit of water from the ice melting helps the balance.

Provided by BloodyGerry

Categories     Mexican Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lime, juiced
½ lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers reposado tequila (such as Jose Cuervo® Gold)
1 cup ice cubes, or as needed
salt as needed
1 teaspoon brandy-based orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier®), or to taste

Steps:

  • Squeeze lime juice and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker; top with sugar. Pour tequila over sugar mixture and add ice. Cover shaker and shake. Allow shaker to rest for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Spread salt onto a plate. Rub the lemon around the rim of the margarita glass and dip the rim into the salt to coat. Pour margarita into glass and top with brandy-based orange liqueur.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322.4 calories, Carbohydrate 32.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 157.2 mg, Sugar 28 g

FROZEN CHERRY MARGARITAS



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When summer rolls around, I start thinking about all the fun drinks I can whip up to stay cool. This frozen cherry margarita is a favorite of mine. It's so delicious, and the deep red color is amazing. -Crystal Jo Bruns, Iliff, Colorado

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Lime wedges
Kosher salt
1 cup cherry juice blend
4 ounces tequila
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 package (12 ounces) frozen pitted dark sweet cherries
Honey, optional

Steps:

  • Using lime wedges, moisten the rims of 4 margarita or cocktail glasses. Set aside lime wedges for garnish. Sprinkle salt on a plate; hold each glass upside down and dip rim into salt. Set aside. Discard remaining salt on plate., In a blender, combine the cherry juice, tequila, lime juice, cherries and, if desired, honey to sweeten to taste; cover and process until blended. Pour into prepared glasses. Garnish with the lime wedges. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 155 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 3mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

SHERRY MARGARITA



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Manzanilla sherry, produced exclusively in the seaside township of Sanlúcar de Barrameda in southern Spain, is extremely dry and acidic. It's also distinctly more saline than other fino sherries (which you could also use in this recipe). Combined with a pinch of salt, manzanilla amplifies and brightens the lime, rounds tequila's edge and allows this margarita to go down that much more smoothly.

Provided by Rebekah Peppler

Categories     cocktails

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 ounce manzanilla sherry
1 ounce blanco tequila
3/4 ounce orange liqueur
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
1/4 ounce agave or simple syrup
Pinch of flaky sea salt
Ice
Lime wedge or wheel, for serving

Steps:

  • In a shaker, combine the sherry, tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, agave and salt. Add ice and shake until well chilled. Fill a rocks glass with ice. Strain the cocktail into the glass and garnish with lime.

GERRY'S MARGARITA



Gerry's Margarita image

The perfect margarita made with all fresh ingredients! I love margaritas. Let me rephrase that, I love good margaritas. This recipe took me about 6 months to perfect, and 5 years to share. I promise once you taste the freshness and balance of this recipe, you'll not only impress yourself, but your friends too. This recipe is consistent, and will come out the same exact way every time. Here are some dos and don'ts to make sure it comes out my way, Gerry's way. Use 2 heaping tablespoons white sugar. The most common mistake is people don't use enough white sugar because they think its too much. The drink will be tart. Don't worry most of the sugar stays in the shaker. Let the drink rest after shaking. That little bit of water from the ice melting helps the balance.

Provided by BloodyGerry

Categories     Mexican Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lime, juiced
½ lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers reposado tequila (such as Jose Cuervo® Gold)
1 cup ice cubes, or as needed
salt as needed
1 teaspoon brandy-based orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier®), or to taste

Steps:

  • Squeeze lime juice and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker; top with sugar. Pour tequila over sugar mixture and add ice. Cover shaker and shake. Allow shaker to rest for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Spread salt onto a plate. Rub the lemon around the rim of the margarita glass and dip the rim into the salt to coat. Pour margarita into glass and top with brandy-based orange liqueur.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322.4 calories, Carbohydrate 32.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 157.2 mg, Sugar 28 g

MERRY MARGARITAS



Merry Margaritas image

Make and share this Merry Margaritas recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories     Beverages

Time 10m

Yield 5 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 (10 ounce) can frozen margarita mix
3/4 cup tequila
3 tablespoons frozen cranberry juice concentrate, thawed
2 tablespoons orange liqueur
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
ice

Steps:

  • Add the first 5 ingredients to the container of a blender.
  • Fill blender with ice to 5-cup level, and process until smooth.
  • Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 23.1, Sodium 0.6, Carbohydrate 6, Sugar 4.7

Tips:

  • Use fresh ingredients: Fresh lime juice and high-quality tequila are essential for a great margarita. If you can, use organic ingredients for the best flavor.
  • Don't overshake: Overshaking the margarita will make it watery and dilute the flavors. Shake it just until the ingredients are well combined.
  • Garnish with style: A classic margarita is garnished with a lime wedge, but you can get creative with your garnishes. Try using a Tajín rim, a sprig of mint, or a slice of cucumber.
  • Experiment with different flavors: There are endless ways to customize your margarita. Try adding different fruits, herbs, or spices to create your own unique flavor combinations.

Conclusion:

The margarita is a versatile and delicious cocktail that can be enjoyed by everyone. Whether you like your margaritas classic, frozen, or flavored, there's a recipe out there for you. So next time you're looking for a refreshing and flavorful drink, give one of these margarita recipes a try. You won't be disappointed!

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