Tequila Drinks
Classic Margarita
Ingredients
1 oz Cointreau
2 oz blanco tequila
1 oz fresh lime juice
Salt (for rim)
Steps
Shake ingredients with ice until chilled, serve in salt-rimmed glass with lime garnish
Another option is to blend ingredients in blender. Can add fruit as well.
Lemon Basil Margarita
Ingredients
1 ½ oz tequila
1 oz triple sec
1 oz fresh lemon juice
½ oz simple syrup
½ sugar and ½ salt mixture, for rim
3 basil leaves, for garnish
Lemon rind, for garnish
Steps
Rim a rocks glass with sugar and salt mixture.
Combine all liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
Shake to combine.
Pour over ice.
Garnish with lemon rind and basil leaf.
Strawberry Margarita
Ingredients
2 oz tequila
2 oz Cointreau
1 oz fresh lime juice
½ oz simple syrup
Salt for rim
Lime slice & strawberry slice, for garnish
Steps
Rim a margarita glass with salt
If blending:
Blend all ingredients in a blender and serve
If shaking:
Muddle strawberries and lime juice in the bottom of the shaker, add tequila, Cointreau, and simple syrup.
Shake with ice, double strain, and serve.
Blood Orange Margarita
Ingredients
2 ounces silver/blanco tequila
2 ounces fresh blood orange juice (about 1 large blood orange, juiced)
1 ounce fresh lime juice (about 1 lime, juiced)
1 teaspoon light agave nectar or simple syrup, to taste
1 tiny drop pure vanilla extract (optional)
Steps
Shake ingredients together
Serve in glass lined with a salt and sugar mixture
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