For each margarita:
1 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 ounce miel de agave (agave nectar)**
1/2 ounce water, club soda or fresh-squeezed orange juice
2 ounces 100% agave silver tequila (Patron, Corazón)
1 lime wedge
salt for rim
ice
In a glass add lime juice, miel de agave, water/club soda and tequila. Run lime wedges over rim of glass and roll edge in salt to rim. Fill glass with ice. Shake margarita mix with ice and strain into the salt-rimmed glass over the ice. Serve with the lime wedge.
**You can substitute miel de agave and the water/club soda/orange juice for 1 full ounce of simple syrup.
**for virgin margaritas, omit tequila and add additional club soda
Makes 1 margarita.
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