Spiced Strawberry Margarita

Spiced Strawberry Margarita

It’s summer and the strawberries are RIPE for the eating – and the cocktail-making. This spicy margarita hits the spot on a hot summer afternoon.

Ingredients

  • 1 oz. Cointreau
  • 2 oz. blanco tequila
  • 1 oz. fresh lime juice
  • 2-3 strawberries, plus one for garnish
  • 3 dashes angostura bitters

Optional: cinnamon and sugar (for rim)

Directions

  1. Muddle strawberries in the bottom of a cocktail shaker.
  2. Add Cointreau, tequila, fresh lime juice and bitters and shake with ice.
  3. Strain over ice in a rocks glass and garnish with a strawberry.
  4. Optional – if you’re feeling extra fancy, mix 2 parts sugar and 1 part cinnamon together and apply it to the rim of the glass.

(recipe provided via Cointreau)

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