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Get these magnificent margaritas into your bartending arsenal ASAP. Tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice are just about all you need to put those watery, sugar-packed imitators to shame.

4 ounces good, 100% Agave tequila
4 ounces triple sec or, better, Cointreau
2 limes, juiced, reserve the rinds
1 lime, cut in wheels
1 splash lemon-lime soda (for the lightweights)
margarita salt
Use the lime rinds to wet the rims and dip in margarita salt.
Mix the lime juice, triple sec, and tequila in a shaker with ice (or a glass topped tightly with plastic wrap). Pour this into chilled and salted margarita glasses full of ice. Garnish with reserved lime wheels.
Josh Gunn, CDKitchen Staff
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reviews & comments
January 11, 2012
These are lip-smacking good....and will impress a guest!!
May 2, 2010
The best traditional margarita you'll ever have!