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Margaritas Your Guests Will Love

Whether hosting an elevated brunch with friends or an al fresco cocktail hour, there’s a Cointreau Margarita for you and your guests.

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Enjoying a Margarita has never been so delicious, and Dan Levy is taking that sentiment a step further by showing you how to customize your sipping experience with Cointreau.

We’ll be pairing three Margarita cocktails with our favorite times to enjoy them, elevated with Cointreau—the aromatic orange liqueur that has enhanced many classic cocktails since its creation in 1849.

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As the story of The Original Margarita goes, Dallas socialite Margarita Sames mixed her two favorite spirits—Cointreau and tequila—together with lime juice on a holiday in Acapulco in 1948, giving us a cocktail that has stood the test of time for over 70 years.

From brunch, afternoon, or evening, we’ll be bringing you a timeless Margarita experience, with a few tips to savor.

BRUNCH GET-TOGETHER

Add a little spice to kick things off right with a Cucumber Jalapeño Margarita for brunch. Cointreau’s citrus aromatics balance the cool and refreshing cucumber and the heat of the jalapeño.

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Cucumber Jalapeño Margarita Recipe

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How Many Cocktails Are You Making?

  • Single Serve
  • Serves Eight
Ingredients:
  • 1 ounce Cointreau
  • 2 ounces blanco tequila
  • 1 ounce fresh lime juice
  • 3 coins sliced cucumber
  • 2 slices jalapeño
How to make:

Step 1Muddle cucumber coins in a cocktail shaker.

Step 2Add remaining ingredients and ice and stir to chill.

Step 3Shake and fine-strain into a rocks glass, over ice.

Step 4Garnish with cucumber ribbon and a few jalapeño coins.

Gathering for brunch? Batch your Cucumber Jalapeño Margarita for your guests, an easy task to check off your list while your brunch mains are coming together.

Ingredients for many:
  • 1 cup Cointreau
  • 2 cups blanco tequila
  • 1 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 cup water (to dilute)
  • 2 small cucumbers, sliced into coins
  • 16 thin slices of jalapeño
How to make many:

Step 1In a shaker, muddle all cucumber coins well and add all pieces to a pitcher.

Step 2Pour Cointreau, tequila, lime juice, and water into the pitcher. Stir to combine.

Step 3Add ice to the pitcher and stir to chill.

Step 4Garnish serving glasses with ribbons of cucumber, and fill with ice.

Step 4Pour the batched cocktail into the iced glasses and add two slices of jalapeño to each glass before serving.

Afternoon Garden Party

And what better way to have a garden party than with the star of garden-variety herbs—sweet and flavorful basil? The fresh herb acts as a natural accompaniment to the lemon, lime, and orange bitters in Cointreau, a simple way to transform a cocktail.

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Lemon Basil Margarita Recipe

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How Many Cocktails Are You Making?

  • Single Serve
  • Serves Eight
Ingredients:
  • 1 ounce Cointreau
  • 1.5 ounces blanco tequila
  • 0.5 ounces fresh lemon juice
  • 0.5 ounces fresh lime juice
  • 6 basil leaves
How to make:

Step 1Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.

Step 2Add ice and shake until well chilled.

Step 3Strain into a chilled rocks glass.

Step 4Garnish with a lemon slice and a basil leaf.

Planning to clink many a glass at your garden party? Batch your Lemon Basil Margaritas for an easy way to treat your guests to the bounty of summer basil shaken with Cointreau, tequila, lime, and lemon juice.

Ingredients for many:
  • 1.25 cups Cointreau
  • 1.75 cups blanco tequila
  • 0.5 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 0.5 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 cup water (to dilute)
  • 50 fresh basil leaves
How to make many:

Step 1Put the basil leaves and about 1/4 cup of ice into a cocktail shaker. Shake with all your might. When the cocktail shaker is near-frozen, check to see that all the basil leaves have been muddled by the ice. The ice should be green and the leaves should be confetti-size. Pour it all into a pitcher, stirring with a spoon if necessary to get every last piece of basil.

Step 2Add Cointreau, tequila, fresh lemon and lime juice, and water to the pitcher. Stir to combine. Add ice, and stir again to chill.

Step 3Pour the mixture into serving glasses, and garnish each with a lemon slice and a basil leaf.

Evening Soirée

Make your evening one to remember by sticking to the classics. Elegant in its simplicity, Cointreau’s blend of sweet and bitter orange peels yields a crowd-favorite Margarita. The Original Margarita makes a premier pairing to any dinner soirée.

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The Original Margarita Recipe

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How Many Cocktails Are You Making?

  • Single Serve
  • Serves Eight
Ingredients:
  • 1 ounce Cointreau
  • 2 ounces blanco tequila
  • 1 ounce fresh lime juice
How to make:

Step 1Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.

Step 2Shake until well chilled.

Step 3Strain into a Margarita glass.

Step 4Garnish with a lime wheel.

When it comes to crowd-pleasing classics, The Original Margarita will receive its own standing ovation from your guests, so keep the pitchers at the ready.

Ingredients for many:
  • 1 cup Cointreau
  • 2 cups blanco tequila
  • 1 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 cup water (to dilute)
How to make many:

Step 1Combine all ingredients in a pitcher.

Step 2Garnish with lime wheels.

Step 3Serve with ice.

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