![]() Combine all of your ingredients in the shaker.1/2 ounce fresh orange juice Note: I use a Valencia orange or Clementine when in season.Another tip is that I ran out of agave one weekend and ended up trying honey - it worked well. You don't need much additional sweetness if you're using quality tequila and fruit. 1/2 ounce agave or mild-favored honey Note: Since posting the recipe, I reduced the agave from 3/4 ounce to 1/2 ounce.1 1/2 ounces fresh lime juice Note: Key limes are preferred if available.2 ounces Cointreau Note: I've started using a 50/50 mix of Grand Marnier and Cointreau but if you only have Cointreau that will work great.I find that detergents with a strong smell can add an odor to silicone tools. One note is to hand wash the trays or use an unscented dishwasher soap. I bought the linked trays and can confirm that they work well. The large cube keeps the drink very cold, melts slowly, and looks great. Large Cube Ice Tray - One of our favorite restaurants serves their margaritas with large ice cubes and it makes sense.Plunger Mini Measuring Cup - Very handy for measuring sticky substances such as molasses, honey, and agave.They’re handy for everything from the ubiquitous "2 tablespoons of olive oil in the pan" to margaritas. Mini Measuring Cup - I’ve purchased five of these little guys for home and the Airstream.Squeezes (just about) every bit of juice out of the fruit and is easy to clean. Chef'n Lime Juicer - I love this tool.Easy enough to add agave and alcohol when the guests arrive. If you're having a party, simply juice the fruit an hour or two in advance and refrigerate in an airtight container. The neutral-alcohol base gives this liqueur a lighter and balanced flavor.Cointreau is a premium triple sec and is less sweet than other brands.Though more "refined" than Curaçao, low-end brands are often too sweet so it's worth investing in a quality bottle if you're going to use it for cocktails. This liqueur is made with sweet and bitter orange rinds.Since triple sec has a neutral-alcohol base, I'm going to guess it means triple distilled as some have suggested. "Sec" means dry, but Triple Sec is quite sweet and the Internets has too many theories when it comes to the name's origin.Of the four liqueurs mentioned here, Grand Marnier is considered to be the "highest quality".A Cadillac Margarita has both Cointreau and Grand Marnier.Grand Marnier is a premium Curaçao and has a brandy base.The consensus seems to be that Curaçao or Orange Curaçao should be brandy-based.UPDATE: A reader pointed out that not all Curaçao is saccharine and mentioned Pierre Ferrand Dry Orange Curaçao as an example. I don't recommend Curaçao for margaritas as the sweetness can ruin your cocktail. When Valencia orange trees failed to flourish in Curaçao, they eventually morphed into the laraha fruit - inedibly bitter on the inside but the skins work for making liqueur. "Real" Curaçao is made from the laraha fruit that only grows in Curacao. Curaçao (no it's not always blue) is the granddaddy of these orange-flavored liqueurs.This was a rabbit hole of Googling and my conclusion is that the internet is confused by booze. To oversimplify things, Grand Marnier is a premium brand of Curaçao and Cointreau is a premium brand of triple sec. ![]()
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