Cut a lime in half and rub around half of the rim of a margarita glass. Cut a thin wheel from one of the lime halves as a garnish. Holding glass upside down, dip wet half delicately into the salt. Shake Grand Marnier®, tequila and lime juice with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into the glass and place the lime garnish on the rim.
Juice enough limes to yield 1 cup of freshly squeezed juice. Combine: Pour the 1 cup of lime juice into a 4-cup liquid measure. Add 1 cup tequila. Add 3/4 cup each Grand Marnier and simple syrup. Stir to combine. Pour salt onto a shallow plate. Rim the edge of 4 glasses with a lime wedge; then dip each into the salt. Fill each glass with ice.
The classic margarita is just tequila, Cointreau (or triple sec ), and lime juice. This Grand Marnier margarita simply floats the top-shelf liquor right on top! Here’s what you’ll need: What if you don’t have Cointreau? That’s ok too.
KETO MARGARITA – This is still a lower-calorie margarita. It has tequila, fresh lime juice, but instead of having an orange-flavored liqueur, I’ve been using an orange-flavored seltzer. It has zero calories but has a nice little orange flavor. If you like your margs a bit sweeter then using a zero-calorie sweetener is what you want to do.