Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounces (3 tablespoons) tequila blanco or reposado**
- 1 ½ ounces (3 tablespoons) 100% cranberry juice (not sweetened)*
- 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) Cointreau
- ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) fresh lime juice
- ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) simple syrup or maple syrup,* or more to taste
- Kosher salt or flaky sea salt, for the rim (optional)
- Ice, for serving (try clear ice)
- For the garnish: cranberries, rosemary sprig
Instructions
- Cut a notch in a lime wedge, then run the lime around the rim of a glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of salt (or for a festive look, use Margarita Salt).
- Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake until cold. Strain the margarita into the glass with the salted rim. Fill the glass with ice, garnish with cranberries and a rosemary sprig, and serve.
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