Lemon Basil Margarita

• Produce

  • 3 Basil, leaves
  • 1 Basil, leaf
  • 1 Lemon, slice

• Condiments

  • 1/2 oz Lemon juice, fresh
  • 1/2 oz Lime juice, fresh
  • 1/2 oz Simple syrup

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Sugar/salt combination

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 1 1/2 oz Blanco tequila
  • 1 oz Cointreau

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz Blanco Tequila
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 1/2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• 3 Basil Leaves
• Sugar/salt combination for the rim
• Lemon slice
• Basil leaf

Directions

• Rim the glass with a combination of sugar and salt or if using the Fresh Origins botanicals a combination of half sugar/salt mixture and half botanicals.
• Tear the basil and combine it in a shaker with the rest of the ingredients. Add ice; shake well and then pour into an ice filled rocks glass over a strainer. Garnish with basil and a lemon wheel.