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The best margarita has all fresh ingredients and is served in a wine glass decorated with rattan on the stem.
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BEST Fresh Margarita Cocktail

Absolutely the best; all fresh squeezed juices, good tequila and orange liqueur make this my favorite margarita of all!
Course Cocktails, Tequila
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword best, cocktails, fresh, margarita, orange liqueur, tequila
Prep Time 20 minutes
Additional Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Servings 6 Cocktails
Calories 291kcal
Author Barb

Ingredients

For the Rim

  • ¼ cup Kosher salt
  • ¼ cup sugar Large crystal cake decorating sugar is nice

For the Margarita

  • 4 teaspoons grated lime zest
  • ½ cup lime juice from 2 to 3 medium limes
  • 4 teaspoons grated lemon zest
  • ½ cup lemon juice from 2 to 3 medium lemons
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • 2-4 Tablespoons orange juice juice from 1 small orange
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • pinch table salt
  • 3 cups ice
  • 1 cup 100 percent agave tequila Blanco or Reposado
  • 1 cup orange liqueur
  • lime wedges for garnish

Instructions

To Make the Rim

  • Combine sugar and salt, spread on a salad plate. Rub the edge of glasses with a lime and dip edges in sugar/salt combo.

To Make the Cocktail

  • Combine the lime, lemon and orange juices with the zest from all three with the sugar, and salt in a large liquid measuring cup; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until flavors meld, 4 to 24 hours.
  • When ready to serve, fill the glasses with the sugar and salt rims with ice.
  • Pour juice mixture into a pitcher with remaining ice. Add tequila and orange liqueur; stir until thoroughly chilled.
  • Strain into ice-filled glasses, garnish with a lime wedge and serve immediately.

Notes

  • In a hurry? Skip the zest, combine all the ingredients and serve immediately. I try to give it at least the four hours but in a pinch? This is still very good!
  • In an even BIGGER hurry? Use limeade and lemonade; substituting approximately 1/2 cup of each (not diluted) for the lemon juice, lime juice and sugar. It will be sweeter but it's the price you pay for waiting.
  • For a Girls Nite Out we’ll add some Pomegranate Liqueur instead of the orange liquor for a girly pink version!
 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cocktail | Calories: 291kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 4726mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.1mg