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Ingredients
- Kosher salt
- 17 lime wedges
- Ice
- 3 cups (1 1/2 pints) top-quality silver tequila
- 1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) Cointreau
- 1 1/2 cups fresh lime juice
Method
- Pour a mound of salt on a plate.
- Run a lime wedge around the rim of each glass (preferably margarita glasses), then dip the rims in the salt to coat.
- Put a lime wedge in each glass or on the rim.
- Fill a large pitcher halfway with ice and add the tequila, Cointreau and lime juice.
- Stir well and pour into the glasses, adding ice cubes to each glass if desired.
- Alternatively, fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Add 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons of tequila, 3 tablespoons of Cointreau and 3 tablespoons of lime juice.
- Cover and shake vigorously for 1 minute.
- Pour the margaritas into 2 of the glasses and add ice.
- Repeat with the remaining ingredients.