Tequila is a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila near Guadalajara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands of the central western Mexican state of Jalisco. Tequila is commonly served neat in Mexico and as a shot with salt and lime around the world. A variety of cocktails are made with tequila, including the Margarita, a cocktail that helped make tequila popular in the United States. A popular cocktail in Mexico is the Paloma.
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Sprinkle a few teaspoons of salt over
the surface of a small plate or saucer. Rub one
wedge of lime along the rim of a tumbler
and then dip it into the salt so that
the entire rim is covered.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add the
tequila,
lime juice and
triple sec. Shake until the outside of
the shaker feels cold.
Strain the mix into the prepared glass over fresh ice. Serve with a
wedge of lime.