Ingredients
Units
Scale
- 2 oz Tequila (100% agave)
- 1 oz lime juice
- 1/2 oz agave nectar
- lime wedge and kosher salt (garnish and rim)
Instructions
- Mix the tequila, lime juice, and agave nectar in a shaker with ice and shake until cold.
- Moisten the rim of a rocks glass and dip one side of the rim in a dish with kosher salt.
- Fill the glass with ice and strain the margarita into the glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Notes
1 lime yields approximately 1 oz of lime juice
Smoky margarita: use a 1 oz Tequila, 1 oz smoky mezcal, and smoked sea salt on the rim.
Spicy margarita: muddle a jalapeño coin with the seeds removed in the shaker before mixing ingredients. Garnish with jalapeño coins and use chile & lime seasoning on the rim instead of salt.
Prickly Pear margarita: use prickly pear syrup instead of agave nectar.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes