Talk about a game-changer. • Adding a pinch of salt directly to the cocktail shaker enhances the flavors of a margarita without making the drink overly salty. • Go for fine sea salt or table salt so ...

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Frozen or on the rocks? Salt or no salt? However you order them, margaritas rule. Invented sometime in the 1930s or ’40s (depending upon whose story you believe), a basic margarita should always be ...

I used to make margaritas the old-fashioned way—freshly-squeezed lime juice, simple syrup, orange liquor, and tequila, of course. And then I tasted Trader Joe’s Jalapeño Limeade and got wise. It is ...

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Dylan Garret is Food & Wine's editorial director, a former bartender, and longtime veteran of the hospitality industry. Though there are countless riffs and variations on the Margarita — and more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Ofgang is a Connecticut journalist who writes about drinks. Tequila is one of the bestselling spirits in the world. A good ...