Saturday, July 18, 2009

Summer of the Margarita!!!

A few weeks ago we were at a 4th of July party where frozen margaritas were served. That got me thinking and I realized that while I have had several "real" margaritas over the years I had never personally made one. The best margarita I've ever had was at Rio Grande in Fort Collins...It looks like the place has now expanded to multiple locations throughout Colorado.

Anyway - I researched the ingredients I'd need - which are simple but not quite as simple as Cuervo tequila dumped into Cuervo Margarita Mix (aka - lime flavored high fructose corn syrup (ingredient list below)). Three things are needed: tequila, Cointreau (or triple sec - I haven't been able to find the actual Contreau brand yet) and limes.


These are the ingredients/brands I used for my first batches of margarita. I followed the guidance of 3:2:1 - meaning three portions of tequila, two portions of triple sec and one portion of fresh squeezed lime juice.

Enjoy the summer of the margarita!

Cuervo Margarita Mix IngredientsJose Cuervo mix: Water, high fructose corn syrup and/or sugar, citric acid, natural flavors, sodium citrate, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (to preserve flavor), cellulose gum, polysorbate 60, gum arabic, glycerol abietate and FD&C Yellow No. 5
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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:57 AM

    I'm looking forward to one of the authentic margaritas! Here's another margarita fun fact from Wikipedia:

    According to the promotional flyer for the legendary Balinese Room in Galveston, Texas, head bartender Santos Cruz created the Margarita for singer Peggy (Margaret) Lee in 1948.

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  2. Richard Tangeman12:07 PM

    As it happens, I have recently been doing some research on tequila in general and margaritas in particular. The key to taste seems to be : 100% agave. Cuervo makes a 100% agave tequila but only their cheaper stuff is available here. I did a taste test of Cuervo pre-mixed margaritas vs. another brand (can't remember what it was) made with 100% agave tequila. The non-Cuervo brand cost 30% more and tasted much better. The all-agave tequila has a 'whang' to it giving a much better drink. I would like to hear the opinions of others on this.

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    I only drink beer !!

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