Janice's Margarita Martinis For A Party

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 (750 ml) bottle silver tequila
• 1 -2 cup cointreau liqueur or 1 -2 cup triple sec
• 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, plus
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, for rimming glasses
• 1/4 cup coarse salt
• 1 gallon ice cube

Recipe

• 1 just before serving, in a ½-gal pitcher combine the tequila, 1 cup cointreau,& 1 cup lime juice; taste and add more cointreau if needed to balance the lime.
• 2 pour about 1/4 cup lime juice onto one small plate, and 1/4 cup salt onto another.
• 3 have martini glasses (preferably 5 oz) at hand (chilled, if possible).
• 4 as guests request martinis, invert a glass into the plate with the lime juice to moisten rim, then lightly dip into salt.
• 5 for each drink measure 2 oz (4 tbs) of the tequila mixture into a cocktail shaker--do up to 3 drinks at a time.
• 6 add ice cubes (5 standard-size cubes for 1 drink, 8 for 2, 10 for 3).
• 7 shake vigorously 10-15 seconds and strain into the salt-crusted glasses.
• 8 replenish the lime juice and salt in dipping plates as needed.