Updated April 2026.
: Hennessy Margarita is brand English at 40 mL Very Special / 20 mL lime / 15 mL orange liqueur / 5 mL agave. IBA Margarita already 50/20/15 tequila VA ABC VS / VSOP / XO already 40.0/80. Recovered 1 oz Henny + 1.5 oz reposado Count the VS milliliters.
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40/20/15/5 vs recovered reposado
us.hennessy.com Hennessy Margarita: 40 mL Hennessy Very Special, 20 mL fresh lime, 15 mL orange liqueur, 5 mL agave; optional salt rim. That is brand English, not IBA. Henny-Rita is a different (1.5 oz VS / 0.5 oz orange liquor / 0.5 oz lime / 1 oz orange juice / 1 tbsp agave), IBA Margarita already 50/20/15 tequila IBA Sidecar already 50/20/20 IBA Paloma already 50/5/pinch/100 Grand Marnier already is not cognac. VA ABC VS / VSOP / XO already 40.0/80. BNIC already: sold ≥40%. Do not swap brandy 12 and cognac 13.
Recovered 1 oz Hennessy + 1.5 oz reposado + 1 oz Cointreau as official Recovered Cointreau as a required 5.148 tequila Recovered salt rim as a statute US tequila 5.148 ≥40%
| Lock | What it is not |
|---|---|
| 40/20/15/5 mL | A recovered 1 oz + reposado lock |
| VS / VSOP / XO 40.0/80 | A recovered Black ABV |
| Margarita 50/20/15 tequila | A Hennessy Margarita IBA |
| Sidecar 50/20/20 | A lime-cognac twin |
| Henny-Rita | This 40/20/15/5 lock |
| Grand Marnier is not cognac | A Cointreau class |
Count the pour
Official-parts table, not an IBA lock:
| Part | mL | fl oz |
|---|---|---|
| Hennessy VS | 40 | 1.35 |
| Fresh lime | 20 | 0.68 |
| Orange liqueur | 15 | 0.51 |
| Agave | 5 | 0.17 |
40 mL of 40.0% VS is about 0.89 of a US drink. A recovered 1.5 oz reposado add-on is 5.148 English only — US shot already 1.5 fl oz. A 750 mL 40% bottle is about 17 × 1.5 oz pours.
Sources
- us.hennessy.com Hennessy Margarita 40/20/15/5 mL.
- IBA Margarita 50/20/15 tequila. VA ABC 40.0/80. IBA Sidecar 50/20/20. NIAAA Dec 2025.