Cranberry Margarita

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Serves 1

This cranberry margarita recipe is the perfect festive holiday cocktail! It's sweet, tart, refreshing, and delicious.

Ingredients

Lime wedge, for the glass rim, optional
Coarse salt, for the glass rim, optional
Ice
2 ounces cranberry juice
1 ounce blanco tequila
1 ounce orange liqueur, such as Cointreau or triple sec
½ ounce fresh lime juice
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Rosemary, for garnish

Instructions

Salt the rim of the glass (optional): Rub a lime wedge around the rim of a rocks glass. Fill a small plate with coarse salt. Dip the glass into the salt to coat the rim. Fill with ice.
Place the cranberry juice, tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into the glass. Garnish with cranberries and rosemary and serve.

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