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Introducing, Clayton’s Margarita!
Clayton is always the bartender on the weekends and when we have guests over to our house. He can make some really good cocktails and his margarita is my personal favorite. I’ve been asking him for ages to sit down and write out an exact recipe so that I can share it with you but that’s not easy for him. He usually just throws stuff in a mixer and tastes it until it tastes right. But, after bugging him for long enough and with Cinco De Mayo around the corner, he finally agreed to share his recipe!
Clayton’s Margarita is just a good, classic margarita on the rocks with a few little tweaks to make it special. My favorite part? That he adds egg whites to it to make it foamy. Sounds weird, I know, but it’s what makes his margaritas so good. Give me all the foam!
Also, you can obviously use less tequila if you choose. Clayton claims “if you are going to take the time to make a drink you might as well make it strong.” So, yeah. There’s that… so please drink responsibly!
And for some fun twists on Clayton’s classic recipe, try Clayton’s Grapefruit Margarita and Clayton’s Holiday Margarita — with the addition of rosemary and a little pomegranate juice, you have a perfectly festive cocktail ready for the holiday season.
Clayton's Margarita
Ingredients
- 1 cup Good Tequila (we love LALO tequila) you can use less tequila if you don't want it as strong
- 1/4 cup cointreau
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup of Simple Syrup
- 1 teaspoon egg whites fresh or out of the carton is fine!
- Tajin or salt, for the rim
- Lime wedges, for serving
Instructions
- Combine the tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, simple syrup, and egg white in a blender. Blend until frothy.
- Pour some salt or tajin on a small plate. Cut a slit in the lime wedge and rub it along the rim of a glass. Roll the edge of the glass in the salt or TajÃn to coat the rim. Carefully fill with ice and pour in the margarita.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Photography by Eat Love Eats.
By far the best margarita on the rocks recipe!
Thank you, Kelsie!
Make this margarita recipe asap! I rarely mix drinks at home and this was so easy and absolutely delicious. I did use less tequila and wow this will be my new go to when making drinks at home. Thanks Alex & Clay!!
what can you use instead of egg whites
There is no swap for this so I would just omit if you have an allergy! But I highly recommend including if you are able to have eggs; adds a fantastic foam!
Aquafaba is a good vegan substitute for egg whites! I’ve used it in my whiskey sours and it works great. Just make sure to use the “NO SALT ADDED” garbanzo beans, or else your drink is gonna be pretty gross.
Thanks for sharing!
I started making these for my friends and they are now requested at every event! They call these Kara’s Krazy Margaritas because one or two goes a long way!!
excited to try these! can I leave out the egg whites?
You can but you will not get the wonderful foam on top if you do!
hi…do you have measurements for making these for a crowd?
Pretty easy to figure out. Here’s the recipe for 20.
40 oz tequila
10 oz cointreau
20 oz fresh lime juice
20 oz of Simple Syrup
Hi Alex,
I made Clayton’s Holiday margarita last night and it was a hit! I’m just wondering if you might be able to attach a link for the glasses you used in both the regular margarita and holiday. I’m in the market for new glasses and love both of them.
Hi!!
The classic margarita glass is this one by MadeIn (and I have a code for 20% off as I am a partner with them, DEFINEDDISH)
https://madeincookware.com/products/drinking-glasses
The other ones for the holiday margarita I believe I purchased at World Market!
This is a great recipe! We’ve added orange juice or pomegranate to change it up and infused the tequila with jalapeño.
Have made this so many times in the last two years.! Sorry I’m just leaving a review now. Love it.
Would this recipe work well in a frozen margarita machine? If not, do you have a recommendation for how to modify or another recipe?
We’ve honestly never tried it in a frozen margarita machine so I am not sure!