Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Magic Margaritas

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, I'm sharing an old Aarthun family recipe for margaritas. We call them magic because it only takes one to get that warm and fuzzy feeling -- they've helped get us through many a family reunion.




Aunt Debi's Magic Margaritas

In a two glass shaker (16 – 24 oz size)

1. Fill half of shaker with ice
2. Pour 2 shots of Silver Patron Tequila into shaker
3. Pour 2 shots of Cointreau (citrus liqueur) into shaker
4. Finish off the shaker with Pre-mixed Lasco Lime Mix and Water (if you cannot find Lasco Lime Mix -- found in liquor supply stores -- use Bacardi Lime-aide frozen and add water). With both lime mixes you may want to add a bit of sugar or sweetener to take the bite of tartness out of the drink.
5. Salt the rim of drinking glasses (optional) with lime.
6. Add 1-2 pieces of lime to glasses.
7. Shake up and pour over ice.

*You can also add Grand Marnier for a bit of a kick. Also, a great summer twist is to leave the shaker with room to add 1 inch of Cranberry juice. The Magic Margs become Cosmoritas (no need to salt the rim for those).

10 comments:

hiprhyme said...

sounds delish.

ann said...

you know what is also really good...crate and barrel makes a pomegranate margarita mix....awesome! although a little bit dangerous...you can't taste the alcohol in the drink so you don't realize how much you're drinking :)

Anonymous said...

General interest question:

Why is Cointreau more expensive than Triple Sec?

Anonymous said...

Salt is only necessary when you are using sub-standard ingredients. Considering this margarita is something of a top shelf concoction, the salt seems a bit unnecessary.

Anonymous said...

Use fresh lime juice in equal parts with the Tequila and Cointreau. It is the perfect margarita and easy to remember recipe.

jane said...

your family sounds awesome......

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a waste of good Tequila

Anonymous said...

Tequila is the most disgusting-tasting alcohol I've ever tried...I guess pounding NyQuil might be worse.

Anonymous said...

Using Patron in a margarita is a waste..1800 is about the highest I'd go..Jose cuervo margarita is about the best mix I've found..add the juice of an orange and a little bit of fresh lime juice..mix..THEN add Gran Marnier to the top..do not mix it in

Anonymous said...

cheaper tequila makes better margaritas.