Grapefruit Margarita
- Margarita salt or kosher salt, for rimming glass
- Ground chipotle powder, for rimming glass
- 1 small lime wedge
- 2 ounces tequila, preferably anejo
- 1 ounce grapefruit juice
- 3/4 ounce orange liqueur, such as Cointreau
- Grapefruit twist, for garnish
- Lime twist, for garnish
- Mix some salt and chipotle powder together on a plate.
- Cut a slit in the lime wedge and run it around the rim of a rocks glass and dip the rim in the salt mixture.
- Fill the glass with ice.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the tequila, grapefruit juice and orange liqueur.
- Vigorously shake until very cold and strain the drink into the rimmed rocks glass.
- The margarita can also be served up in a chilled coupe glass.
- Garnish with grapefruit and lime twists.
salt, ground chipotle powder, lime, tequila, orange liqueur
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/geoffrey-zakarian/grapefruit-margarita.html (may not work)