While you might think that a nice margarita is only reserved for summer nights and beach days, National Margarita Day gives you the pass you deserve. Wednesday February 22 marks one of the more festive days of an otherwise festive-less month. With that in mind, here are a few Margarita recipes to spice up your mid-winter blues.
The Classic
Ingredients: 1 oz Triple Sec, 1 oz lime juice, 2 ounces of your favorite Tequila, 1/3 oz Agave syrup, 1 cup ice
How to make the classic margarita
- Fill up cocktail shaker halfway with ice
- Add all ingredients and shake for 15 seconds
- Salt rim the glass
- Pour into glass and garnish with lime or jalapeno if you want to kick up the spice
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The Grand Margarita
Why not add a nice twist on the classic with a special dose of Grand Marnier. Incase you weren’t aware, Grand Marnier offers a blend of Cognac and exoctic bitter oranges which makes it the ideal partner to elevate your next margarita.
Ingredients: 1 oz | Grand Marnier® Cordon Rouge, 1 oz Espolon Tequila , 0.75 oz | freshly squeezed lime juice , 0.5 oz Agave Nectar or Simple Syrup (Optional), Ice cubes & Lime garnish
How to make The Grand Margarita
- Fill a wide, shallow dish with 2-3 mm of fine salt.
- Cut a lime in half at the width and rub around half of the rim of a margarita glass.
- Cut a thin, crosswise slice from one of the lime halves for garnish.
- Holding glass upside down, dip wet half delicately into the salt.
- Shake Grand Marnier®, Espolon Tequila and lime juice with ice in a cocktail shaker.
- Strain into glass and apply lime garnish to the rim.
The list of recipes are endless and you can customize to your liking. So take advantage and make the most of National Margarita Day!
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