Margarita Cocktail

Ingredients

• 2 ounces tequila
• 1 ounce lime juice
• 1 ounce Cointreau or Triple Sec
• Salt for rimming the glass

Directions

1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice
2. Add the tequila, lime juice, and Cointreau or Triple Sec
3. Shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is frosty
4. Rub a lime wedge around the rim of a margarita glass and dip the rim in a shallow plate of salt
5. Strain the cocktail into the glass and garnish with a lime wedge

Interesting Facts

• The Margarita Cocktail is one of the most popular cocktails in the world.
• The Margarita is thought to have originated in Mexico in the 1940s.
• The Margarita is traditionally served in a salt-rimmed glass.