El Clasico Rita Recipe
altos 100% agave plata tequila, triple sec, house-made citrus sour
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
House-made Citrus Sour (makes ~8 oz, ~4 cocktails)
Method
House-made Citrus Sour
- 1
Juice fruits and combine
Measure and strain fresh lime juice (3 oz) and fresh lemon juice (1 oz) into a mixing container to remove pulp and seeds.
- 2
Add simple syrup
Add 4 oz of 1:1 simple syrup to the strained citrus juices. Stir to combine.
- 3
- 4
Adjust and rest
Taste the sour: it should be bright, balanced and slightly sweet. If too tart, add up to 1 tsp cold water or an additional 1/2 oz simple syrup. If using egg white, refrigerate briefly or keep chilled until ready to use. This recipe yields about 8 oz of citrus sour (roughly 4 cocktails at 1 oz each).
Cocktail Assembly — El Clasico Rita
- 5
Prepare glass
If salting the rim, rub the lime wedge around the rim of a rocks or coupe glass. Dip the rim into coarse salt to coat. Set the glass aside.
- 6
Combine ingredients
In a cocktail shaker, add 2 oz Altos Plata tequila, 1 oz triple sec, and 1 oz house-made citrus sour. Add a handful of ice (about 1 cup) to the shaker.
- 7
Shake
Shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the shaker is cold and, if egg white was included in the sour, a frothy head is visible.
- 8
Strain and serve
Double-strain the cocktail into the prepared glass over fresh ice (or serve neat in a coupe if preferred). Use a fine mesh strainer if egg white was used to remove any small solids.
- 9
Garnish
Garnish with the lime wedge on the rim or expressed over the drink and dropped in. Serve immediately.
