This Is Paul McCartney’s Margarita Recipe

Written by, Hadley Tomicki at UrbanDaddy.

Turns Out, Sir Paul Really Loves Tequila

February 22 is National Margarita Day.

Which, naturally, makes us think of Paul McCartney.

He gave us “The Fool on the Hill” and “I Want You.” 

For the love of all that’s good, the man gave us “Blackbird.” 

And now, in an unexpected turn of events, he’s giving us his Margarita recipe. 

(The very drink that may or may not be sitting inside that inconspicuous teacup and causing such joy.) 

See, I recently fell in with a cadre of private pilots, hardworking aviators who maintain clear eyes and sensible altitudes while jetting people like the Rock, Justin Bieber and Black Sabbath around the world. 

Over a few off-duty beers on a recent night in LA, talk turned to privileged information about Paul McCartney’s favorite drink, a little gem of insider knowledge bouncing around the private airline industry. Intrigued about what a living Beatle might drink and always game for talking tequila, I pushed one of my pilot allies for details and the recipe. 

“I’ve flown McCartney a few times into Van Nuys Airport, which is a common stop,” he told us. “He always has this same Margarita in his rider as a standard request.” He passed the recipe on to me via text that night, just as it had been relayed to him from the flight attendant who’s been flying with Sir Paul for more than a decade. 

It’s a relatively standard recipe, though it does employ two kinds of citrus. It also contains a mighty three shots of tequila. Combine that with the duo of orange liqueurs, and Paul’s got himself a hefty in-flight cocktail. So that’s something. But the key takeaway here: It’s a Margarita from the man who gave us “Let It Be.” 

So let’s not look gift Margaritas in the mouth.

Paul McCartney’s Margarita

Ingredients:

• 3 shots white tequila
• 1 shot Cointreau
• 1 shot triple sec
• Juice from one lime
• Juice from one orange

Instructions:

1. Add all ingredients into a shaker with two or three small ice cubes.
2. Shake until the ice cubes melt and the drink turns frothy.
3. Pour into a glass with a salted rim.

You know what goes well with margarita’s? See here, how to cook filet mignon.