How to mix a margarita (paired with homemade guacamole)

Tequila is America’s favorite spirit. No wonder — the Margarita has been lighting up our workaday lives for nearly seventy years. No matter how you shake it up, you know that a good time is just around the corner. This cocktail almost begs to be imbibed with a bowl full of tortilla chips and some salsa or guacamole. When making our Margaritas, we flip-flop between using silver and reposado tequilas. Silver, or plata, is smooth and not aged. (It is also known as white, or blanco). Reposado means “rested,” and this tequila has been aged several months in oak barrels and has more bite. Both tequilas have distinct qualities and you should experiment to see which you like better. And, if you’re weary of the frozen, fruit-flavored Margaritas that somehow always manage to impart a brain-freeze, you’re in luck: no blender required for these perfectly balanced potables.