Margarita

Yield: 1

Author: NYT Cooking

Ingredients

2 ounces blanco or reposado tequila

Juice of 1 whole lime

½ounce triple sec, preferably Cointreau

Salt for rim (optional)

Lime wedge, for garnish

Instructions

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add tequila, lime juice and triple sec. Shake. Pour, with the ice, into a highball or footed glass (salt rim first if you like). Garnish with wedge of lime.