Grand Margarita

14 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Ready In: 10 min

“This is my husband's secret recipe from Austin Texas. We always serve this to our favorite friends. A very straightforward margarita with no added sugar.” - by SSMITHTRANS

Ingredients

3 cups water
1 1/2 cups fresh lime juice
1 1/2 cups cointreau
1 1/2 cups silver tequila
1 lime, cut into 8 wedges
coarse salt

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Original recipe yields 6 servings

Directions

Combine the water, lime juice, tequila, and cointreau in a half-gallon pitcher. Stir to mix.
To serve, rub the rim of a margarita glass with lime, and dip in salt. Fill the glass with ice, and top with the tequila mixture. Garnish with a slice of lime.

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Mikey

Apr. 23, 2007

"Fresh lime juice is the secret. I disagree with the bartender who recommends Cuervo -- I've slowly come to believe that the people who order Patron silver margaritas are not idiots wasting fine tequil..." See morea. It's great for margaritas. A cheaper alternative might be Sauva Hornitos. My personal favorite is Herradura, but like the reviewer who is a restaurant owner and bartender, it can be a waste. Good tequila is like good wine, and you don't have to slam it like a college kid to enjoy it."

jdca5033

Feb. 23, 2007

"As a restaurant owner and bartender I find that using good tequila (over $20) in a margarita is a waste. Any standard Cuervo will do. The key is to use fresh and top shelf ingredients along with it...." See more Fresh lime juice, lime zest, Grand Marnier and Cointreau. Remember....you wouldn't make a Bellini or Champagne cocktail with Dom Perignon!"

MAW7815

Aug. 27, 2007

"This was absolutely the worst margarita I've ever made! No one liked them. I followed the recipe exactly and can't figure out why others liked them! If you like frozen margaritas made with limeade you..." See more will hate these."

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