How to Make the World’s Best Margarita - Is ORANGE the Secret!?

Making the best Margarita in the world could take you to Paris, and today I’ll tell you the secret—oranges! That’s right, the Cointreau Margarita Challenge is back, and this year’s focus is all about sustainability. So if you want to minimize waste and maximize flavor by using every part of an ingredient, from Fruit to Leaf, then the 2025 edition of the Challenge is perfect for you (just make sure be you're using only the edible parts of fruits/vegetables in your recipes!). We have partnered with Cointreau to go over everything you need to know before submitting your Margarita recipe, and I’ll show you an example cocktail that checks all the boxes for the evaluation criteria. So if you’re ready, cheers and drink responsibly! 🏆 JOIN THE COINTREAU MARGARITA CHALLENGE HERE: https://link.cointreau.com/kevin_kos_... Bar Gear for Today’s Recipes ↓ ⚙️ Vacuum chamber: https://geni.us/VacuumCh ♨️ Sous vide: https://geni.us/SousBoss 🪣 Sous vide container: https://geni.us/svContainer ⚖️ Precision scale: https://geni.us/cWyu 🍊 Sharp peeler: https://geni.us/PEeler 📋 Full Recipes: https://www.kevinkos.com/post/margari... 🤝 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 Patreon, 𝗜𝗚, TikTok or 𝗪𝗘𝗕 ●   / cocktailtime   ●   / kevin_kos   ●   / cocktail_time   ● https://www.kevinkos.com/ 📨 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 Join “the Cocktail Times” newsletter and get secret cocktail tips and my answers to the most frequently asked questions! Sign up here: https://www.kevinkos.com/newsletter A heartfelt thank you to our “Bottom of the Glass” patrons Julien Laucke, Susan Wetherell, Balu, JB79, Casey Stuck, Casey Stuck - Saporifica, Ken Burford, Johannes Haas, Gryparis Dimitris, Tracy, Jasmin Huskanović, Ole Cateristic, 雅敏 柳, Reno Bencic, Avel Squaglia, Julian Cabeza Rodriguez, Dhruvit Zalawadia. A massive thank you to our "Wall of Fame" patrons ● Per Almén, ● Jeorg Meyer, ● Cesar Garcia ● Daniel Smith Check out the episodes when they joined and their spots on the Wall of Fame here: https://www.kevinkos.com/wall-of-fame 🍸 𝗕𝗔𝗥 𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦 Friends of Cocktails in the US can get a 10% discount on bar tools from A Bar Above with the code COCKTAILTIME10 here: https://bit.ly/Bartools 📹 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗢 𝗚𝗘𝗔𝗥: https://geni.us/tDzbg ● A-cam: https://geni.us/CQCHSS ● main light: https://geni.us/j4lAbU ● practical light: https://geni.us/IIZe By buying through the affiliate links you’re also helping out the Cocktail Time with Kevin Kos channel with a small commission (at no additional cost to you). Cheers! 0:00 Today on Cocktail Time 1:13 More Margaritas & What You’ll Need 2:40 Lacto-fermented Orange Starter 5:01 Fermented Floral Soda 6:54 Lacto-fermented Orange Marmalade 9:17 Orange Leaf Tincture 10:27 Orange Tree Margarita 11:36 Bottom of The Glass! 11:59 Outro & Recipes The team behind this video: Robi Fišer Sašo Veber Phantom hand #cocktailtime #cointreau #margarita