Agave Cocktails: Tequila
Tommy’s Margarita Cocktail
Tommy’s Margarita Cocktail Ingredients
2 oz. Pueblo Viejo Tequila Blanco
0.75 oz. Agave syrup
0.75 oz. Fresh lime juice
Garnish
Salt rim
Lime wedge
Tommy’s Margarita Cocktail Preparation
For the salt rim, pour table salt onto a small plate. Run the flesh side of a lime wedge along the outside lip of the serving glass. Carefully roll the rim through the salt to coat.
Combine all ingredients in a shaker and add ice. Shake hard. Fine strain into the serving glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Tommy’s Margarita Cocktail Story
In 1963, Tommy and Elmy Bermejo emigrated to the United States from the Yucatán and soon opened a humble restaurant on the outskirts of San Francisco. Over time, their simple establishment would transform from a nondescript restaurant without a liquor license to a veritable mecca of agave with its own world-famous Margarita. In the 1980s, Tommy became an acolyte of 100% agave tequila and the genuine connection to the land that farmers and distillers of Jalisco shared. In the early 1990s, his son, Julio, envisioned the house’s own Margarita as the ultimate vehicle for showcasing a quality tequila. He sourced agave nectar instead of triple sec or simple syrup, believing that anything else, even salt, would detract from the essence of the base spirit. Today, Julio can frequently be found behind the bar, espousing the establishment’s love for tequila and keeping his father’s legacy alive.