Blueberry Margarita

Celebrate summer with a Blueberry Margarita. Easy to make, refreshing and colorful,  this is a perfect cocktail for those hot summer evenings. Cheers!

                                                           Blueberry Margarita
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Ingredients
1/4 cup fresh blueberries
1 ounce fresh lime juice
4 ounces reposado or añejo tequila
1 1/2 ounces simple syrup
Few dashes orange bitters
Ice 

Kosher salt or sea salt for rimming the glass

Directions

1. Rub the rim of two rocks or margarita glasses with a lime wedge la swirl the rims through a small pile of kosher or sea salt to salt them. Add ice cubes to the glasses.

2. In a cocktail shaker muddle the blueberries and lime juice until the berries are pulverized.  Add the tequila,  simple syrup,  bitters, and a handful of ice to the shaker. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds, and strain into the salted glasses.

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