# Tommy’s Margarita

> Tommy’s Margarita, the IBA official recipe: 60 ml tequila, 30 ml lime juice and 30 ml agave syrup. Shaken and served on the rocks, garnished with a lime slice.

Tequila, lime and agave syrup with no orange liqueur. Julio Bermejo, Tommy’s, San Francisco.

- IBA category: [IBA: New Era Drinks](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/new-era/index.md)
- Main spirit: [Tequila & mezcal cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/tequila-mezcal-cocktails/index.md)
- Method: Shaken (shaken hard with ice)
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- Served: On the rocks
- Strength: about 13.4% ABV once diluted by ice, about 1.4 standard drinks (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 120 ml (4 oz) before ice, about 179 ml in the glass
- Taste: Sour

## Ingredients

Amounts are for one drink. Ounces use 30 ml to the ounce.

- 60 ml (2 oz) [Tequila](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/tequila/index.md)
- 30 ml (1 oz) [Lime juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lime/index.md)
- 30 ml (1 oz) [Agave syrup](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/agave-syrup/)

## Method

1. Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled rocks glass filled with ice.

## Garnish

A lime slice.

## One ingredient away

Drinks on the list that differ from the Tommy’s Margarita by a single ingredient.

- [Margarita](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/margarita/index.md): triple sec instead of agave syrup
- [Grand Margarita](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/grand-margarita/index.md): Grand Marnier instead of agave syrup

## If you like the Tommy’s Margarita

- [Paloma](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/paloma/index.md): Tequila, lime juice, salt and pink grapefruit soda

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/tommys-margarita/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O_6Ae89RWU
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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