Josh's Recipes

Margarita

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a glass of margarita

Ingredients

  • 1 part lime juice
  • 2 parts silver tequila
  • 1 part Cointreau
  • 1 part simple syrup
  • salt (for rim of glass)

Notes

  • Salt only half of the glass to appease everyone

Directions

  1. Chill glass in freezer beforehand.
  2. Rim glass with lime wedge and dip in or sprinkle with salt.
  3. Add tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and simple syrup to a shaker.
  4. Add fresh ice cubes from freezer to glass and shaker (5-6 cubes) and shake (hard and fast) until very cold. Usually only 6 shakes or so.
  5. Strain and serve in salted glass over ice.
  6. Garnish with wedge of lime (optional).