San Antonio Margarita

This take on a classic Margarita works well as a before-dinner drink or a late-afternoon reviver.

3 cl tequila


3 cl Cointreau


3 cl lime juice

Shake the ingredients with ice, and strain into a glass of your preference.

A classic Margarita uses a 2:1:1 formula with tequila playing the leading role. In the San Antonio version the equal parts give the drink a sweet edge by adding more Cointreau and a tarter punch with the increase in lime juice. You can serve it straight up, as here, or on the rocks. For the ladies, the first option is probably preferable. But you never know.

Source: Adapted from a recipe by Josie Davidson, San Antonio, Texas. Seen in the New York Times, 2015.