Sneak Up Margarita Recipes

THE PERFECT MARGARITA

Steps:

• Moisten the rim of a glass with a lime wedge. Sprinkle salt onto a plate. Lightly dip the moistened rim into the salt. Place a large ice cube in the glass and freeze the prepared glass until ready to serve.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with fresh ice. Add tequila, triple sec, and lime juice. Cover and shake vigorously until outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into the prepared glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

BONNIE'S: THE ULTIMATE MARGARITA

Steps:

• 1. PREP WORK: Plan ahead and it will go smoothly. Give your margarita glasses a quick rinse and set them in the freezer for an hour or so, and they will have a beautiful rim of frost on them when you take them out. (If you are making margaritas for 30 or 40 people, you can use small martini glasses, set them on a tray and put the tray in the freezer.) Slice the lime into wedges and cut the center of each with a sharp knife so it rests on the rim of the glass. Have your margarita salt poured into a saucer ready to use.
• 2. MAKE THE MARGARITAS: Add 1 shot of Bols Triple Sec, 1/3 cup Cointreau, 2/3 cup of Jose Cuervo tequila.
• 3. Fill crushed ice up to under the top part of the handle of the blender. This will be a little over three to four cups of crushed ice. (My blender is an Oster.)
• 4. Pour 2 cups of Mr. and Mrs. T's Sweet and Sour mix up to the top, be careful not to overflow when you start the blender. Blend fast. It will be nice and slushy.
• 5. Take your frosty glasses and a piece of sliced lime and run it around the lip of the rim, and immediately roll the rim in the margarita salt. Pour the frozen margarita mixture into the glasses, and add a slice of lime to the rim. This makes 3 old-fashioned bowl-shaped margarita glasses or three of today's tapered glasses. Just before drinking, squeeze your lime slice into your drink, and drop it into your margarita, stir, and Enjoy!
• 6. Trivia: Did you know that the old-fashioned bowl-shaped margarita glasses are hard to find anymore. So if you run across any at flea markets, they are good to collect. I have about 30 and they are beautiful.

TOP SHELF MARGARITAS

Steps:

• 1. Thin slice one lime into circles and put in a glass pitcher. Cut the other one into wedges so you can rub the rim with it prior to rolling into margarita salt.
• 2. Mix the water and limeade in a clear pitcher. Add the sliced limes tequila and Grand Mariner. Do not add ice to the pitcher, it will dilute quickly.
• 3. Take a wedge of lime and rub around the rim of a margarita glass.
• 4. Roll the rim in the salt and fill the glass with ice.
• 5. Pour the drink mix into the glass and put a lime wedge in the glass.

SNEAK-UP MARGARITA

Steps:

• Pour the 1 tablespoon of lime juice onto a saucer. Spread it around the saucer.
• Pour the tablespoon of salt onto another saucer.
• Dip a glass into the lime juice and then in the salt. You can skip this step if you don't want salt on the rim.
• Place ice cubes into the glass
• Pour the rest of the ingredients into the glass and stir well.
• You can also put the ingredients in a blender and blend well for a frozen/blended margarita.
• Garnish with a lime wedge for a nice little touch!
• Cheers!