Easy Summer Cocktails: Classic Margarita
Serves 1
This margarita is one of our favorite easy summer cocktails!
Ingredients
- 1 ounce blanco/silver tequila
- 1 ounce orange liqueur, Cointreau or Grand Marnier
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice, plus lime slices for garnish
- ½ ounce agave nectar or simple syrup, plus more to taste
- Ice
- Lime wedge and coarse salt, for the glass rim (optional)
Instructions
- Salt the rim of the glass (optional): Rub a lime wedge around the rim of a rocks glass. Fill a small plate with coarse salt. Dip the glass into the salt to coat the rim. Fill with ice.
- Place the tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, and agave in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into the glass. Taste and stir in more agave nectar, if desired. Garnish with lime slices and serve.