Grand Margarita Recipe
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Grand Margarita

By: SSMITHTRANS 
"This is my husband's secret recipe from Austin Texas. We always serve this to our favorite friends. A very straightforward margarita with no added sugar."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (14)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh lime juice
  • 1 1/2 cups cointreau
  • 1 1/2 cups silver tequila
  • 1 lime, cut into 8 wedges
  • coarse salt

Directions

  1. Combine the water, lime juice, tequila, and cointreau in a half-gallon pitcher. Stir to mix.
  2. To serve, rub the rim of a margarita glass with lime, and dip in salt. Fill the glass with ice, and top with the tequila mixture. Garnish with a slice of lime.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2007 by Mikey   view full review
Fresh lime juice is the secret. I disagree with the bartender who recommends Cuervo -- I've...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2007 by jdca5033   view full review
As a restaurant owner and bartender I find that using good tequila (over $20) in a margarita...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2007 by MAW7815   view full review
This was absolutely the worst margarita I've ever made! No one liked them. I followed the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2004 by COOTIESMOM Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Definite keeper. The absolute key is good tequila. I added a little bit of sugar or splenda...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2007 by COOKINGBUNCHES   view full review
This is the second time I make this drink and I definetely love it, specially since there is...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on May 11, 2010 by Scott Geisler   view full review
Not good, not good at all. Sour and diluted. While tequila LOVES sour, and Cointreau does as...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 22, 2010 by kelleyp   view full review
the only water that should be added to a margarita is ice.
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 5, 2008 by Thisni Caza Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I never thought of a margarita as having a complex flavor...but lime juice and water isn't (to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2010 by NYRudy   view full review
This happends to be the original Margarita Cocktail recipe. Combine lime, cointreau and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2009 by kingfish   view full review
This is my understanding of the classic recipe - and it is wonderful. The tequila MUST be...

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