Margarita Cocktail Recipe

Margarita Cocktail Recipe

  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 fluid ounces tequila
  • 1 fluid ounce orange flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®)
  • 1/2 fluid ounce lime juice
  • 1 cup ice
  • 1 lime wheel
  1. Sprinkle salt on a small plate. Lightly wet the rim of a cocktail glass or margarita glass with a damp paper towel. Dip the moistened rim in salt to coat. Set aside.
  2. Combine tequila, orange-flavored brandy, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a salt-rimmed cocktail glass or a salt-rimmed, ice-filled margarita glass.
  3. Garnish with a lime wheel.