To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the margarita cocktail, Cointreau has teamed up with South Place Hotel to bring a slice of Acapulco into bars and homes alike, by creating two margarita-inspired cocktails to join the original...
1. The Classic Margarita
Ingredients: 50ml blanco tequila, 25ml Cointreau (£13, 30cl, Sainsbury's), 25ml freshly squeezed lime juice, flaky sea salt.
Method: Run a wedge of lime around the rim of a coupe glass. Dip the rim into a plate of the sea salt, shaking off any excess. Chill the glass. Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the ingredients. Shake well and strain into the chilled coupe. Garnish with a wedge of lime.
2. Lavender Va Va Voom
Ingredients: 40ml reposado tequila, 20ml Cointreau, 30ml freshly squeezed lime juice, 20ml lavender syrup (try Monin's version).
Method: Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the ingredients, shake well and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a sprig of lavender.
3. A Fruity Twist
Ingredients: 25ml Cointreau, 20ml pineapple syrup, 20ml freshly squeezed lime juice, sparkling wine to top.
Method: Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the Cointreau, pineapple syrup and lime juice. Shake well and strain into a chilled champagne flute. Top up with sparkling wine.
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