Agave Margarita - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    kosher salt
    2 lime slices
    1/4 cup tequila, blanco (silver)
    2 tablespoons agave syrup (nectar)
    2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Preparation
    Pour some kosher salt into a small dish; rub 1 lime slice over half the rim of an Old Fashioned glass (if you prefer your Margarita on the rocks) or a coupe glass (if you prefer it up). Dip rim of glass into salt.
    Combine tequila, agave syrup, and juice in a cocktail shaker; fill with ice and shake well.
    Strain into prepared glass. Garnish with second lime slice.
    DIFFERENT VARIATIONS -.
    Fruity: Muddle 3 blackberries with agave syrup in a cocktail shaker until berries are lightly crushed and juices are released. Continue with above recipe.
    Spicy: Muddle 2 thin rounds of jalapeno with agave syrup in a cocktail shaker until peppers begin to fall apart. For a less-spicy version, remove the seeds first. Continue with above recipe.
    Bright: Steep 1 hibiscus teabag or 1 teaspoons dried hibiscus flowers with 4 oz. of hot water for 10 minutes. Discard tea bag/flowers and let tea cool. Gently spoon some tea OVER margarita, forming a red layer on top. (STUNNING!).

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