Grand Margarita Recipe
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Garnish & Rim
Method
Prep the Glass
- 1
Chill and rim
Place your serving glass (12–16 oz coupe or rocks glass) in the freezer for 5–10 minutes to chill. Pour the kosher salt (and sugar if using) onto a small plate. Rub a lime wedge around the glass rim, then dip the rim into the salt (or salt-sugar mix) to coat. Set the glass aside.
Make the Margarita
- 2
Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice.
- 3
Add 2 oz reposado tequila, 1 oz Cointreau, 1 oz fresh lime juice, 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice, 1/2 oz agave syrup and 2 dashes orange bitters to the shaker.
- 4
Cap the shaker and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the outside of the shaker is very cold and the drink is well-chilled and slightly diluted.
- 5
If you prefer a smoother texture, double-strain into a glass: open the shaker and pour through a Hawthorne strainer and fine mesh strainer into the prepared chilled glass over fresh ice (for rocks) or neat (for coupe). For a blended-style Grand Margarita, pour the shaker contents into a blender with 1 cup of crushed ice and pulse until slushy, then transfer to the rimmed glass.
- 6
Garnish with a lime wheel on the rim and an optional orange twist. Serve immediately.