Mariano's Margarita Recipe marianosrestaurants

• 2 oz. Fresh, hand-squeezed Lime or Lemon Juice
• 1 1/2 oz. 100% Agave Tequila
• 1 oz. Grand Marnier or Cointreau

1. Salt rim of glass, if desired.
2. Set aside.
3. Fill pint shaker with ice and add all ingredients.
4. Shake vigorously exactly 5 times and pour contents of shaker in glass.
5. Lime wedge garnish optional.
6. A great margarita must contain three primary ingredients: 100% agave tequila, real orange liqueur,and real, freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice.
7. It must also be correctly hand-shaken with ice.
8. Some 100% agave tequila recommendations are: Herradura Silver, el Jimador, Patron Silver or Don Julio Blanco.
9. Expensive aged tequila is not necessary for margaritas, but dont buy by price alone.
10. Cheap tequila can contain grain alcohol, so stick with 100% agave tequila for the best margaritas.

lemon juice, tequila, grand marnier

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/marianos-margarita-29905 (may not work)