- 1 ½ oz tequila
- 1 oz Triple Sec or Cointreau
- ¾ oz lime juice
- Rim the glass with salt. The classic margarita has a salt rim to enhances the sweet and sour flavors in the drink. Spread the salt on a plate in an even layer. Take a lime wedge, cut a notch in the middle, then slide it around the rim of the glass. Dip the outside edge of the glass in the plate of salt, then shake off any loose salt into the sink.
- Shake in a cocktail shaker. Place the tequila, Cointreau and lime juice in a cocktail shaker and add 4 ice cubes. Shake it until the drink is cold.
- Strain into a glass. Strain the drink into a glass. If serving on the rocks, add clear ice. The margarita is often served in a lowball or Old Fashioned glass, but a curved margarita glass works too.
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