December 21, 2006
The Best One Yet! Margarita Time!
Melanie was alarmed to notice that the search request for: get your wife drunk on tequila recipes drove someone to Erik's Rants and Recipes.
I asked Melanie what recipe I should post for this, and we decided to go with a Margarita.
1 part (now, get this in detail, as it is important to get the right stuff) 100% blue agave, SILVER tequila (reposado is too subtle for a margarita, and anything less than 100% blue agave is going to be almost half rum - not so tasty, and will give you a nasty hangover if you have too many)
1 part freshly squeezed lime juice
1 part Triple Sec (yes, you can use Grand Marnier, but Triple Sec is just fine).
Put all in a shaker with cracked ice (put that stinkin' blender away!) and pour into chilled glasses (or on the rocks) whose rim has been rubbed with the insides of one of the squeezed limes, and dusted with kosher salt. Enjoy!
Posted by erik at December 21, 2006 9:54 PMHow 'bout Sauza Hornitos? That should work, no?
Anyway, Merry Christmas. Thanks for the 'blog.
P.S. Ever have a Bronx?
Equal parts fresh squeezed orange juice, gin, dry vermouth. Serve straight up, martini style. Garnish w/ slice of orange, if you want.
It's an old-school cocktail. The legend is the bartender at the Waldorf or some such place invented it after a walk through the Bronx Zoo on a warm afternoon before taking his post for the evening. Cheers! (I suppose one could see it as a high-octane Mimosa, in light of the oj/vermouth, combined w/ a martini.) Much better than all the girlie-sweet martinis etc that seem so popular these days.
Posted by: tony c at December 23, 2006 7:32 AM