Step 2

Measure your ingredients into a cocktail shaker. For each margarita, add 2 ounces tequila, 1 ounce high-quality orange liqueur (such as Cointreau or Triple Sec), and 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice. Add ice and the shake it. Fill the cocktail shaker the rest of the way with ice—and please make sure those ice cubes are fresh! Affix the top of your cocktail shaker and shake until the outside of the shaker is frosty—it should just feel like the shaker is getting to a point where it will be too cold for you to handle.