Drink What You Want: Margarita
Ingredients
Makes 1 cocktail
- 1 3/4 ounces tequila
- 3/4 ounce orange liqueur, such as Cointreau
- 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1/4 ounce Agave syrup (recipe follows)
- Optional Garnishes Salt and/or lime wheel
Agave Syrup
- 3/4 cup agave nectar
- 3/4 cup filtered water
Instructions
- In a mixing glass or shaking tin, combine the drink ingredients. Add ice and stir for 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with Luxardo cherries speared on a toothpick.
For the Agave syrup
- In a small bowl, whisk together the agave nectar and water. Store the syrup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
Notes
Reprinted with permission from Drink What You Want: The Subjective Guide to Making Objectively Delicious Cocktails by John deBary, copyright © 2020. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House.” Illustration copyright: Sarah Tanat-Jones © 2020