Lemon Margarita

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Try this bright twist on a classic margarita. The best Lemon Margarita has a double dose of intense lemon to make a refreshing tequila cocktail.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Cinco de Mayo, cocktails, Drinks, Summer Drink

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Servings: servings

Calories: 468kcal

Spread margarita or cocktail salt in a shallow dish wide enough for the rims of your glasses.
Cut a slit in 1 lemon wedge and rub the lemon around the rims of the glasses to wet them.
Dip the rims of two margarita glasses into the salt.

Put 4 ounces tequila, 4 ounces simple syrup, 2 ounces limoncello lemon liqueur, and 3 tablespoons lemon juice in a cocktail shaker or mason jar, then add in some ice.
Cover the container and shake it well, to combine and chill the margarita mixture.

Carefully add large ice cubes or cocktail ice to the prepared glasses. Pour the margarita mixture over the ice, being careful not to knock salt off the rims.
Slip lemon slices into each glass.
Serve and enjoy the drinks immediately!
Makes two margaritas.

Double or triple the ingredients for the Lemon Margaritas (lemon juice, limoncello, tequila, and simple syrup), and blend them well. Pour the mixture into a pitcher and cover.
Store the batch Lemon Margaritas in the fridge. Slice up a lemon or two and store the slices in a covered dish in the fridge.
Just before serving, coat the rims of the glasses in salt, and add cocktail ice cubes to them. Pour the cold margarita mixture into the glasses and garnish them with lemon slices.

If you have leftover Lemon Margaritas, transfer the liquid to a sealed container and store it in the fridge for up to two weeks.

Salt on the rims is up to you, of course. Feel free to omit it, or even try some fine sugar on the rims instead.