The Perfect Margarita Recipe - Chowhound

As we mentioned before, margaritas tend to be one of the first "real" cocktails people make (probably because tacos aren't the same without them). Because of that, you may not have acquired a cocktail shaker just yet. Theoretically, you could dump the ingredients in a glass and stir, but you'd be missing out on a major part of a margarita: the mouthfeel. The reason cocktails are shaken is because the ice aerates…