Margarita recipes

[Craigcito]

Need yours. Preferably rocks.

 

[jimmyjazz]

-- juice of 1/2 large lime or 1 small lime
-- 1.5 oz Patron Silver
-- 0.5 oz Cointreau (or Patron's orange liqueur)

Shake well with lots of cubed ice, and add more lime juice or even orange juice to taste.

 

[WaywardHorn]

These are known as Senioritas, but they are even more tasty and potent then their green (with envy) brother.

Tequila (to taste)
1 Can of concentrated Margarita mix
1 Can of peaches
2oz of Cointreau

Blend, serve and the panties drop... niiiiiiiiiiice

 

[scottsins]

jimmyjazz must be the one you choose. i know of what i speak. also, if too tart, jsut use a splash of sweet and sour.

under no circumstances are you to ever drink anything called a "margarita mix"...ever.

 

[Mack Tripper]

I like Grand Marnier better than Cointreau. Just sayin'.

 

[scottsins]

Good point on the GM. it's totally personal prefernece on that one. no true right answer. my advice still holds, though you can try Cointreau and GM to figure out what you like best. i don't care for the cognac taste in GM.

*if you want to save some $$$, try Citronge by Patron, instead of Cointreau. it's very good and costs somewhat less.

 

[jimmyjazz]

That's the orange liqueur I was referring to, scottins. I couldn't remember the name. Thanks. (Of course, it's in my cabinet about 8 steps from the computer, but that's a different issue.)

I agree that Grand Marnier's cognac flavor is a little distracting in a margarita, but I sure wouldn't turn it down if someone offered.

Question: why doesn't gold tequila work as well as silver in a rocks margarita? Maybe that's not the right way to ask the question. Why does cheap stinky gold tequila like Jose Cuervo seem to be appropriate for a frozen margarita? I can't stand it on the rocks, but I don't mind it in a frozen drink.

 

[longhornlover]

1 Corona Extra
1 Can Limeade
Fill empty can with favorite tequila
1 12 oz. can Sprite

Add Triple Sec if desired

Stir and Pour over Ice

 

[LazyEngineer]

In my humble opinion:
Cointreau > Grand Marinier > Mathilde XO > Triple Sec

I like the following:
1.5 oz blue agave tequila (Herradura)
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz lime
1-2 oz hot water mixed with 1-2 TBS sugar.

Combine with ice, shake and serve. Ahh yeah.

 

[Smurfette]

If your making for lots of people...

Get on of those big 2.5 gallon water dispenser thingys from the grocery store. Empty out all but about 1/4 of the water. Add somewhere between 5 and 10 big cans of limade. Add a a bottle and a half of tequila, (or a bottle if you;re a weenie,) and a bottle of triple sec. Add some sugar, and a bit of orange juice if you have it. Viola.