Key Lime Margarita
A Margarita is a classic recipe that everyone should know how to make. Using Key Lime brings extra tartness that elevates this drink from mundane to unexpected.
Equipment
- Shaker
- Juicer
Ingredients
- 2 oz Tequila
- 1 oz Orange Liquor
- 1 oz Simple Syrup
- 1 oz Key Lime Juice Fresh Squeezed
Simple Syrup
- 8 oz water
- 8 oz Sugar
Sugar/Salt Glass Rim
- 1 TBSP Sugar
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
Instructions
- To Make the Simple Syrup, combine equal parts sugar and water in a saucepan on medium heat until sugar and water combine into a clear syrup.
- Juice key limes. Save 1 lime peal
- In a cocktail shaker, over ice, combine Simple Syrup, Key Lime Juice, Orange Liquor, and Tequila and shake until the shaker is frosted.
- On a plate, mix together sugar and salts. Run saved lime peal along the outside lip of the glass and dip it in the sugar salt rim the glass.
- Pour Margarita into rimmed glass, add ice cubes.
Notes
Note- If you like saltier rims, add more salt. The Pink Himalayan Sea Salt will give you more of a salty punch.