2/23/13

Today is National Margarita Day!


Do you love drinking out with your friends? Perhaps today is the best time to do it because guess what, it's National Margarita Day!

Yes, you read it right. Today, we are celebrating a day paying tribute to an alcoholic drink. And it's no ordinary cocktail. It's the number-one-selling cocktail in the united States as per Mr. Kyle Ford, a mixologist based in New York.

So if you are planning to celebrate the National Margarita Day, here are some recipes for you to try out:

The Original Cointreau Margarita
  • 2 oz. Blanco tequila
  • 1 oz. Cointreau
  • 1 oz. Lime juice
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and add ice.

Frozen Mango Margarita
  • 1 (10-ounce) bag frozen diced mango
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 2/3 cup tequila (preferably silver, 80 proof)
  • 2 tablespoons Cointreau or other orange liqueur
  • 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
  • 2 cups ice water
Put all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.

Ultimate Margarita
  • 1 lime, halved
  • Coarse salt
  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, from about 4 limes
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/4 cup orange-flavored liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier)
  • 1/4 cup Triple Sec
  • 1 cup gold tequila
  • Ice
  • 1/2 can good quality lager-style beer
  • Lime wheels, for garnish
Combine the lime juice, sugar, orange liqueur, Triple Sec, tequila, and ice (try lots of ice) in a blender. Shake the margarita for 20 seconds and add beer.

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