Blood Orange Margarita

• Blanco tequila60 ml
• Cointreau15 ml
• Blood orange juice, freshly squeezed 45 ml
• Lime juice, freshly squeezed30 ml
• Simple syrup (1 part Sugar, 1 part Water)15 ml
• Salt, to rim the glass (optional)1 pinch
• Orange, blood orange slice, for garnish (optional)1 wheel
• Lime, lime slice, for garnish (optional)1 wheel

Method

1. Moisten the rim with a lime wedge and dip it in salt, if you would like to rim the glass.
2. Fill a shaker with ice cubes.
3. Pour the tequila, blood orange juice, lime juice, Cointreau and syrup into the shaker.
4. Shake hard for 15–30 seconds, until the shaker is ice-cold on the outside.
5. Strain the chilled cocktail into the prepared glass with fresh ice.
6. Garnish with a slice of blood orange and lime.