"Chef Dean Fearing calls this drink, which is a best seller at his wife Lynae's popular Dallas restaurant Shinsei, "the fall margarita." The sweet-tart blood orange flavor intensifies the margarita-ness of it...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 quart fresh blood orange juice or fresh orange juice (about 12 blood oranges or 8 large navel oranges)
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1 1/2 cups fresh lime juice (about 12 limes)
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1 1/2 cups Cointreau or other triple sec
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3 1/2 cups silver tequila
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Kosher salt
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1 blood orange or orange wedge, plus 12 thin blood orange or orange slices
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Ice
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1 dozen small sage sprigs or leaves