The Best Homemade Margarita
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ounces tequila (our preference is Patron Silver or Don Julio Blanco)
- 1 ounce honey simple syrup (see below for method)
- 1 ounce fresh squeezed lime juice (juice from half a lime)
- 1 ounce Grand Marnier
- Salt
Honey Simple Syrup
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
Honey Simple Syrup:
- Add honey and water to a small sauce pot. Simmer until the honey and water are fully incorporated. About 3-5 minutes.
- Pour honey simple syrup into a jar with a lid. Refrigerate (this will keep for 3 weeks in the refrigerator).
Margarita:
- Salt rim of glass (optional) by taking a lime wedge and moving it across the top of the glass. Turn glass upside down into a plate of salt. Move around to salt glass. Add ice to the glass.
- In a shaker filled with ice, add tequila, lime juice and honey simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds.
- Pour mixture into cup (using a strainer to keep the ice cubes in the shaker from going into the cup).
- Pour Grand Marnier over top of margarita!
Notes
This makes one drink.
For a smoky, spicy margarita, use Mezcal in place of the tequila. Add a few slices of jalapeño to the shaker before shaking (or muddle jalapeño in the shaker for extra spice). Add the additional ingredients and follow all the above instructions!