re: Give me your best Margarita recipe

i've posted this before. great for something different

habanero margarita

1.5 oz silver tequila
1.0 oz triple sec
0.5 oz lime juice
0.5 oz pineapple
1 tsp habanero infused tequila (which is made by cutting 10 habaneros in half and putting them in a container filled with a fifth of silver tequila for 24 hours. that stuff is potent and you don't want to put more than a tsp in there. you can store it forever)

shake then pour over ice

Take the peoples advice in here that are saying scrap the triple sec and the pre-made shite.

No mezcal? No care.

Cheapest of the cheap tequila you can find, freshest of the fresh limes you can find. Whatever triple sec you have...

2-2-1 ratio.

Shake with ice, don't drive.

4 tbps tequila
2 limes, squeezed
2 tbps agave nectar
2 tbps water

Shake

Pour over ice


I'm not saying it's the best margarita you've ever had, but it's easy and pretty solid.

The two keys are really just to use Orange Liquor instead of triple sec and use lime juice instead of store bought mix. If you are making them frozen, the store bought pre-made limeade mixes are great.

There's quite a few good orange liquors in the $20-30 range for a fifth I've found no reason to buy the high end Gran Marnier types for a Marg.

Girlfriend got into this this weekend...we're big tequila drinkers:

2 parts fresh squeezed grapefruit juice

1 part fresh squeezed lime juice

A few drops of stevia (for the ladies) or simple syrup (for the men)

A dash of sea salt

A couple slices of fresh jalapeno

A healthy pour of good tequila - our favorite is Cimarron reposado. It's great tequila, and an amazing value if you can find it.

Muddle the jalapenos to infuse some flavor and heat

Enjoy.

Ultimate Margarita

Recipe courtesy of Tyler Florence
Show: Tyler's Ultimate
Episode: Fajitas





Ultimate Margarita
Total:5 minActive: 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Level: Easy
Ingredients

1 lime, halved
Coarse salt
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, from about 4 limes
1 tablespoon sugar (I sub agave nector)
1/4 cup orange-flavored liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier)
1/4 cup Triple Sec
1 cup gold tequila
Ice
1/2 can good quality lager-style beer
Lime wheels, for garnish
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Directions

To salt the margarita glasses, rub the outside rims of 4 big glasses with a cut lime and press them lightly into a plate of kosher salt, to coat.

Combine the lime juice, sugar, orange liqueur, Triple Sec, tequila, and a big handful of ice in a cocktail shaker (or blender). Shake the margarita really well, for a good 20 seconds, add a splash of beer and strain into the salt rimmed glasses filled with ice

Blood Orange Margarita:

1.5 oz St. Germain
1 oz reposado tequila
1 oz agave nectar
1 oz lime juice
1 oz blood orange juice