Mock Margarita
Ingredients:
Method:
1. Chill an old-fashioned glass. 2. Prepare a salt rim on the glass and set aside a lime wedge for garnish. 3. Fill a shaker with ice. 4. Add the fresh lime juice, fresh lemon juice, agave syrup, and saline solution or a tiny pinch of salt. 5. Shake. 6. Fill the prepared glass with fresh ice and strain the cocktail into it. 7. Top with ginger beer and gently stir with a bar spoon. 8. Garnish with the lime wedge.
Description:
Difford’s Guide’s Mock Margarita aims to keep the citrus-and-salt character of a Margarita without tequila or orange liqueur. Lime, lemon, agave, salt, and ginger beer provide the recognizable structure. Difford’s Guide notes that the recipe was adapted from a drink created in 2010 by Cheri Loughlin, known as The Intoxicologist. It is not a replacement for a classic Margarita, but a separate alcohol-free variation that borrows familiar serving cues and balance. The salt rim is more than decoration here: it helps connect acidity and sweetness and makes the drink feel closer to the Margarita template.