The JiT-Arita -- A "Killer" Margarita

My husband is a multi-talented man. He's an artist, a photographer, and a golfer; he knows virtualy every country song ever recorded, has an incredible talent for cheering people up, looks great in a white t-shirt and makes a damn good margarita.

JiT doesn't use margarita mix because he likes to keep it real. You can't have one frozen because real men don't "do" frozen. And you'll have to wait your turn because he makes them one at a time...shaken; not stirred (sound familiar?). The result: a drink thats refreshing, smooth, tart and slightly sweet all at once. Just like JiT.

Clearly, its high time I share some of his magical genius with you. So for this post, we're doing this a bit differently. I took the picture and he's sharing the recipe.

So, without further ado, I give you the JiT-Arita, with instructions written by JiT himself:

The JiT-Arita Margarita: "It's pretty simple, but really killer"

Makes 1 margarita

1.25 shot of tequila
.5 shot of countreau
1 shot of triple sec
1.25 shot of freshly squeezed lime juice (juice of about 2 limes)
3 Tbspn of powdered sugar

Combine with ice in a cocktail shaker. shake it the hell up. use a lime to rim your glass and put it in salt. then I think you're good to go. oh and garnish it with a lime slice.

- Love JiT

P. S. from Rebecca_C: in case you're wondering, he does mean POWDERED sugar, and its the key ingredient. It dissolves into the drink much more smoothly than regular granulated sugar (believe me, we've tried).

P.P.S. from Rebecca_C: as I was reading this over, I realized why I like those "The Most Interesting Man in the World" commercials so much. ("I don't always drink margaritas, but when I do...")