Pacifico Recipe

Name: Mexican Margaritas Bar & Grills Pacifico Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 2 oz Silver tequila; 0.75 oz Fresh lime juice; 1 oz Fresh pineapple juice; 0.5 oz Cointreau (or triple sec); 0.5 tbs Agave syrup; 2 dashes Angostura bitters; 1 cup Ice (for shaking); 1 tsp Coarse sea salt (for rim); 1 each Lime wheel (garnish); 1 each Pineapple wedge (garnish, optional); 6 oz Cold Mexican lager (Pacifico or similar)

Inspired by Mexican Margaritas Bar & Grill

Time10m

Serves1

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

2 oz Silver tequila

3/4 oz Fresh lime juice

1 oz Fresh pineapple juice

1/2 oz Cointreau (or triple sec)

1/2 tbs Agave syrup

2 dashes Angostura bitters

1 cup Ice (for shaking)

1 tsp Coarse sea salt (for rim)

1 each Lime wheel (garnish)

1 each Pineapple wedge (garnish, optional)

Optional Beer Float

6 oz Cold Mexican lager (Pacifico or similar)

Method

Cocktail

Prepare the glass

Chill a rocks or highball glass by filling with ice or placing in the freezer for 5–10 minutes. On a small plate, spread the coarse sea salt. Rub a lime wedge around the rim of the glass, then dip the rim into the salt to coat. Set the glass aside.

Shake the cocktail

Fill a cocktail shaker with the ice. Add 2 oz silver tequila, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 1 oz fresh pineapple juice, 0.5 oz Cointreau, 0.5 tbsp agave syrup, and 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Secure the lid and shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds until well-chilled and slightly diluted.

Strain and garnish

Discard the ice from the chilled glass. Double-strain the cocktail into the prepared glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel and a pineapple wedge if using.

Optional Beer Float

For a beer-enhanced Pacifico: after pouring the shaken cocktail into the glass over ice, slowly top with 6 oz cold Mexican lager (Pacifico recommended). Pour gently over the back of a spoon to preserve some effervescence. Serve immediately; warn drinkers the beverage will be effervescent and slightly lighter in alcohol per volume.