Best Key Lime Margarita

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: cocktail

Calories: 226kcal

Author: Jazzmine Woodard

Easy, shaken key lime juice margarita with simple ingredients served on the rocks

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Equipment

Ingredients

coarse salt optional
ice
1 ½ ounce blanco tequila or tequila of your choice
¾ ounce key lime juice from about three key limes
¾ ounce orange liqueur
¾ ounce simple syrup or liquid sweetener of your choice

Instructions

Prepare the Glass: Run the juicy part of a lime around the rim of your cocktail glass then dip it into coarse salt to coat the rim. Fill glass halfway with ice.
coarse salt, ice
Make the Cocktail: Fill cocktail shaker halfway with ice then pour in tequila, key lime juice, orange liqueur, and simple syrup.
1 ½ ounce blanco tequila, ¾ ounce key lime juice, ¾ ounce orange liqueur, ¾ ounce simple syrup
Seal and shake until chilled to the touch (about 10 seconds), then strain into the prepared glass.
Garnish with spent key lime half or

Notes

Preparation

To batch this key west lime juice margarita, add six ounces of tequila, three ounces, key lime juice, three ounces orange liqueur, and three ounces sweetener to a pitcher filled halfway with ice. Stir until chilled. Serves four.

Modifications

I have tried this recipe with a variety of sweeteners including maple syrup, agave nectar, simple syrup, and zero-sugar options like monkfruit and liquid stevia. They all work well but with the last two, I recommend dialing back the amount by half and taste testing from there.

To make a frozen margarita, just toss all the ingredients (except the salt) into a blender and pulse until smooth.

Want it non-alcoholic? Make a virgin key lime margarita with a zero-proof spirit expression or strong green tea instead of the tequila.

Tool Substitutes

If, by chance, you don't have a jigger to measure out the liquids, a plain old shot glass can work instead. And if you don't have a cocktail shaker, stir the drink in a highball glass then pour it through a mesh strainer or colander!

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