7 Unique Margarita Recipes From America's Best Bartenders

Bartender: Rosie Ruiz
Market: Los Angeles, California
Bar Name: Cole’s
Margarita Style: Modern
Drink Name: The Re-Margarita

2 oz Patrón Silver
2 oz Carbonated Homemade Orange-Lime Cordial*

Method: Pour Patrón Silver over cracked ice in a double old fashioned glass, and top off with an equal measure of the carbonated homemade orange-lime cordial. Gently stir ingredients to combine. Garnish with lime and orange wheels studded with a clove.

*Carbonated Homemade Orange-Lime Cordial:
2.5 oz Patrón Citrónge Lime
8 Limes
10 Medium Navel Oranges
4 Cloves
4 Cups of Cane Sugar

Place the peels of 8 limes and 10 oranges in a bowl along with 4 cups sugar and muddle to release the essential oils. Cover and let sit for 1 hour. Meanwhile, juice the limes and oranges. After 1 hour, add citrus juices, 2.5 oz. Patrón Citrónge Lime and 4 whole cloves and stir to create a syrup. Refrigerate 8-12 hours, then strain and store in fridge. To carbonate, mix 18.5 ounces of the cordial liquid with 6 oz. water and charge using a soda siphon or whipped cream charger with two six-gram CO2 cartridges.