Apple Cider Margarita

Apple Cider Margarita

from acouplecooks.com
Drink
5 min
1 serving

This apple cider margarita recipe will impress everyone! It's tangy and balanced, with a cinnamon sugar rim.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ ouncestequila reposado or blanco
  • 2 ouncesapple cider
  • ¾ ouncetriple sec or cointreau
  • ¾ ouncefresh lime juice
  • cinnamon and sugar, for the rim
  • ice, for serving (try clear ice!)
  • star anise and cinnamon stick, for garnish (optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    Cut a notch in a lime wedge, then run the lime around the rim of a glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of cinnamon and sugar.

  2. 2

    Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake until cold. Strain the margarita into the glass with the sugar rim. Fill the glass with ice and serve.

  3. 3

    Place 1 ½ cups tequila, 2 cups apple cider, 3/4 cup triple sec or Cointreau, and 3/4 cup lime juice in a pitcher. Add 3 handfuls of ice and stir until cold. Prepare the glasses separately, then add 2/3 cup to each glass and garnish with ice.