Story and photos by Kate Magandy Holzhauser
Gulfport's El Agave restaurant is famed for its award-winning blood orange margarita, so in honor of Cinco de Mayo this month, we asked owner Mercedes Carranza how to prepare the perfect margarita cocktail.
Carranza recruited a member of his staff, Joana Alvarez, to demonstrate how it’s done
The “perfect” margarita is the Agave Royal margarita, which starts with top-shelf tequila. For Carranza, that's Don Julio 1942 premium tequila, but any high-quality tequila may be used. Here’s what you need to create the delicious drink:
Put ingredients in a shaker and mix. Pour over ice in a salt- (or sugar-) rimmed glass and garnish with a lime wedge. Enjoy!
