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Uptown Top Shelf Margarita Recipe

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Dec 22 2025

10m

Serves 1

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Recipe information

Make Uptown Top Shelf Margarita in just 10m. Teremana Reposado Tequila, Cointreau Orange Liqueur, and our house margarita blend topped with a Gran Gala Orange Liqueur float.

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Ingredients

Margarita Base

Float

Garnish

Preparation

Prepare the Glass

1. Rim the Glass

Take a lime wedge and rub it around the rim of a chilled rocks glass. Dip the rim into coarse sea salt to coat it with salt.

Mix the Margarita

2. Combine Ingredients

In a cocktail shaker, combine 2 oz of Teremana Reposado Tequila, 1 oz of Cointreau Orange Liqueur, 1 oz of fresh lime juice, and 0.5 oz of simple syrup.

3. Shake

Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for about 15 seconds until chilled.

Serve the Margarita

4. Strain

Strain the mixture from the shaker into the prepared rocks glass filled with fresh ice.

5. Float the Gran Gala

Slowly pour 0.5 oz of Gran Gala Orange Liqueur over the back of a spoon to create a float on top of the margarita.

6. Garnish

Garnish with a lime wheel on the rim of the glass.

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