![]() Rim – Rather than using salt to rim the glasses, try switching it up with sugar or a flavored salt like Tajin.Juice – Add ½ cup (118ml) of your favorite juice (pineapple, orange, pomegranate etc.) to subtly mix up the flavors.Infused tequila – If you prefer more flavor in your margarita, try using an infused tequila (homemade or store bought)! I like using tequila infused with jalapeños for more spice, prickly pear for a pretty pink color or ginger for a different kind of kick.Mezcal – For a smokier margarita, use half tequila and half mezcal or swap all the tequila for mezcal in the recipe. ![]() Pour into glasses filled with ice and garnish with lime wedges. ![]() Honey will do but it doesn’t combine quite as well as the other options. 1 Stir together the lime juice, tequila, triple sec, and simple syrup in a pitcher.If you don’t have agave, swap it for either simple syrup or maple syrup.Add 1 ½ shots gold tequila, ½ shot orange liquor, juice of 4 limes, and 1 shot of agave nectar. Fill a cocktail shaker ¼ way up with ice cubes. Tips and Tricks for This Recipe Swaps and substitutions Salt the rim of 2 glasses by running either a lime slice or agave nectar around the rim of the glass. Rub the glass with a wedge of lime and dip the glass into a shallow bowl or small plate of salt. Salt – Coarse salt (I use kosher salt) is best for rimming glasses.It’s the base ingredient fermented to make tequila so it naturally complements the cocktail. Agave – Agave syrup is a natural sweetener.Lime juice – While I prefer freshly squeezed lime juice, bigger batch cocktails can require a lot of limes and a lot of patience squeezing them, so I forgive the use of bottled lime juice in this situation!.Sugar Balances the acidity from the limes while. It’s a higher end label with a higher alcohol content than most other triple secs. Ingredients Lime Juice Fresh lime juice is a requirement for the tastiest and zingiest margaritas. Triple sec – Triple sec is a sweet, clear, orange liqueur made with 15%-40% alcohol from sweet and bitter orange peels.Look for a higher end brand (trust me it will help with your hangover the next morning) – the label should say 100% agave. I like Espolòn, Casamigos and La Gritona. Tequila – When choosing a tequila, I use tequila blanco, also known as silver tequila, in my margaritas. Add lime juice, Cointreau, tequila, and apple cider to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
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