Tommy’s Margarita
The Tommy’s Margarita is an IBA New Era Drink: 3 ingredients, shaken and served in a rocks glass. That makes 152 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodShaken
GlassRocks glass
In the glass152 ml
Strength15.7%
Ingredients
- 60 mltequila
- 30 mlfresh lime juice
- 30 mlagave syrup
Method
- Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish: Garnish with a lime slice.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- Sweetness shows without covering: it comes from agave syrup, with 0.5 out of 10 of bitterness holding it back.
- round → sour
- Citrus shows, but this is no sour: 52nd of 186, and it comes from fresh lime juice.
- light → strong
- 15.7% after dilution: the middle band, 76th of 186.
Among the five around it on the map it is the only one built on tequila.
Five that come close
- Ve.N.ToBuilt on brandy and with grappa in place of tequila.
- Pisco PunchBuilt on pisco and with pisco in place of tequila.
- FloradoraBuilt on gin and with ginger ale in place of tequila.
- Lynchburg LemonadeBuilt on whisky and with lemon-lime soda in place of tequila.
- Whiskey SourBuilt on whisky and with bourbon whiskey in place of tequila.
Every drink near the Tommy’s Margarita on the map
Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026