A Margarita twist

[Duke of Rat]

So I like Margaritas made with 2 parts decent 100% blue agave tequila, 1 part Cointreau, and one part fresh lime juice. Some folks like to add a little simple syrup to the lime juice, and I'm OK with that, takes a little of the whang off.

So I got to thinking...

How about, instead of simple syrup, I add a sweet cirtus liquor instead?

Enter Limoncello. I mix it about 1 part for every 4 parts of fresh lime juice, then use that mixture as my 1 part lime juice to the Margarita.

And damn that's some good stuff.

[Southern Yankee]

Sounds awesome. I usually mix a little Rose's Lime with the fresh lime, but Limoncello gives the added bonus of more alcohol!

[thelurkinghorror]

Interesting twist. So the limocello is 1/16 of the total volume? That makes sense, that stuff is expensive!

[Tapioca Dextrin]

Sounds interesting.

I usually use Mandarin Napoleon (http://www.mandarine-napoleon.com/) instead of the Triple Sec/Cointreau.

[Duke of Rat]

Interesting twist. So the limocello is 1/16 of the total volume? That makes sense, that stuff is expensive!

It's not much in volume, but it's so sweet it really balances the twang of the straight lime juice. The added alcohol and lemon flavor is just icing on the cake. I think you could use more Limoncello than I did, and I probably will next time. I made these by the drink, not batches, so I could just add a little.

The only Limoncello my local liquor store carries is Caravella, and it's not as expensive as Cointreau or the tequila I bought this time. I tried some Sauza Tres Generations silver tequila, I usually use Hornitos but they were out of it. No complaints, these were some very good Margaritas.