Hey, Booze-Hounds... A Question For You.

[T1B Nic]

Gonna use (what I've got on hand already) Sauza Tres Generations Tequila, and either Grand Marnier, OR Cointreau for margaritas.

On the GM & Coint sites, they say to use FRESH squeezed lime juice. Is that a *must* to do? I'll be making plenty as the night goes on, and in my Vodka haze, I'd rather not be chopping limes.

Can one substitute Rose's lime juice instead? Is there that much of a difference?

I'd also rather not go with the Margarita *mix in a box* stuff, either.

SRO, TIA.

[BBMarley]

Nothing beats fresh lemon or lime for your drinks. Do you self a favor- cut a shitload of limes when you are sober and stick them in the fridge. The lime juice in a bottle is stronger- so you may run the risk of using too much- esp if you are drunk.

[Cicero]

pretty gay

[Cicatrix]

DO NOT use the Roses Lime....it sucks and its cordial...not lime.

Squeeze them. Lime are cheaper than Raydah James' sister so buy lots and get squeezin'.

[T1B Nic]

Damn...

Fresh it is. I figured as much, but hoped for an easy way out. I've never made these myself.

Got any idea how much juice you can get from each lime? GM says an ounce of lime juice per drink. (Along with an oz of GM & 2 oz tequila).

http://grandmarnier.com/EnUs/?section=home

[PSUFAN]

Psst - you're allowed to wing it.

Lime are cheaper than Raydah James' sister so buy lots and get squeezin'.

Wow...I wondered what was keeping Cuda so busy.

[mothster]

always go with real fruit

[The Whistle Is Screaming]

always go with real fruit

[Y2K]

Depends on the people you have over and who you want or don't want to impress. I always go with the
"Hey you want real lime wth that? It's in the fridge, Knock yourself out. I have some dull knives on the counter to use don't dare use my good ones you drunken sloths!"

See plastic lime! It is your friend.

[lk_pick1]

If I was using the Grand Marnier or the Cointreau, I wouldn't be quite as worried about the lime flavoring. If you have to, then just use a teency bit, if you're using Rose's.

But they are all correct, fresh is by far WAY better.

[Dinsdale]

Now we're talking. I may be on the wagon at present, but I am LEGENDARY in this town for making margis.

Fresh limes and sugar cubes are the best way...OBVIOUSLY. Duh.

Hate to say it -- but if you're entertaining several people, get yourself a bottle of Mr T's, or Cuervo margi mix. Easy way out, and if there's more than a couplefew people there, it will take longer to squeeze the limes and make the drinks than it does for the guests to drink them...OR SO I'VE HEARD.

And you lost me with the GM thing. But...that's just me. I think I'm allergic to the shit. I can throw just about any swill down the hole and be cool with it, but give me a half-shot of GM, and I'll be puking for hours.

For myself -- I fill a blender with as much ice as it will hold. Fill the pitcher over halfway, but probably just short of 2/3rds with tequila. Add ONE SPLASH of triple sec (or GM if "YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAM ME????"). Not half a fucking pitcher, not "a couple of ounces"...a splash. The triple sec isn't to add alcoholic content or flavor -- the orange hint offsets the "dirty" flavor in the tequila. Basic freaking drink-making 101. Serve me a margi that tastes of orange, and I'm sending it back...fucking nasty.


Fire off that blender, and let er buck. When the ice crushes up, top the pitcher up to the top with ice again.

Rule of thumb when blending margis(or any other drink) -- patience, patience, patience. Remember, blended drinks are intended as "slushies for grown-ups." Don't leave it chunky...make it smooooooth. Depending on the blender, you might have to take a spoon and scoop the stuff from the bottom, and bring it to the top to ensure proper blending. But REMEMBER -- turn the blender OFF before you do that....I HATE it when I do that. If nor, wear safety glasses, because when your drunken ass sends that spoon flying out of the side of the glass blender-pitcher, it can get ugly...OR SO I'VE HEARD.


If you really want to win friends and influence people, take a thin slice of lime, split it halfway through, and run it around the edge of the glass, and leave it hanging on the rim.

Oh....and when doing an evening of blended drinks, always always always have a back-up blender on hand...always. Preferably two backup blenders. When liquored up, you can send a cheap blender motor up in smoke pretty easily...OR SO I'VE HEARD.

[atomicdad]

Thats all well and good, but Margaritas should be on the rocks. If I want a grown up slushie I mix in some Jack Daniels into a coke slurpie from 7/11.

[WolverineSteve]

First of all, frozen drinks are for chicks, old ladies, and guys named Bruce.

The best margaritas are on the rocks.

3oz. Tequila
3/4 oz. GM or Cointreau
Dash of OJ
Squeeze a couple lime halves.

Shake it like a polaroid picture.
Serve in a chilled rocks glass rimmed with salt.

You can thank me later.

[Dinsdale]

Thats all well and good, but Margaritas should be on the rocks. If I want a grown up slushie I mix in some Jack Daniels into a coke slurpie from 7/11.

Solid point.

I'll do you one better -- how about a blended margarita one one hand, and a Jack and Slurpie in the other?

Let's just call it a compromise.


I got thrown off a city bus for getting a little too obnoxious whilst downing some sort of alcohol and something from Sevy's fountain on my ride downtown...don't remember what, exactly. Which would be a pretty epic tale, if I was 21 at the time...but that was in the last couple of years or so. Might be a little case of the unBODE at work, I dunno...

[Cicero]

First of all, frozen drinks are for chicks, old ladies, and guys named Bruce.

RACK

[Terry in Crapchester]

pretty gay

Says the Golden Globes watcher.

[Cicero]

I like movies. Eat a dick.

[Mikey]

I wouldn't waste expensive tequila by mixing it with a bunch of crap. By the time you get all that other stuff mixed in 99% of your guests wouldn't be able to tell the difference between Patron Reposado and Cuervo Gold.

Not that most of them would know the difference anyway...

[Dinsdale]

Cuervo Gold.

You spring for the primo for guests.

Pancho Villa works for me.


Best tequila I ever had, not even close -- was brought up by a couple of my friend's employees from...oddly anough...Tequila. Don't even know which distillery these guys would hit up when they visited home (sidenote -- these fuckers would take a long weekend, and drive from Portland to Tequila and back. Tequila is in the southern part of Mexico, if I'm not mistaken...seems like one HELL of a drive for a weekend trip...but they were making pretty good coin on those "vacations," if you know what I mean). Anyhoo, these fuckers would return from their long weekend with a 5 gallon bucket of gold, and a 5 gallon bucket of white, and hand them over. Shit was awesome...price was right, too.

Of course, I mentioned to them "I thought people weren't allowed to bring that much booze across the border?" Their answer -- "Those people cross border in wrong place."

[Terry in Crapchester]

I like movies. Eat a dick.

I like movies too. But the awards shows for said movies are a different matter altogether.

And yeah, I get what you were saying about watching it to get laid. And I can relate. But you forgot the code of being a man: first rule is that there are certain things we do to get laid, but never talk about them afterward.

Watching the Golden Globes falls into that category.

[Cicero]

I'll write that down.

[Dinsdale]

first rule is that there are certain things we do to get laid, but never talk about them afterward.

Like hanging out at highways rest stop men's rooms, right?

Sin,
Sissyroo

[Ucant#...???]

And yeah, I get what you were saying about watching it to get laid. And I can relate. But you forgot the code of being a man: first rule is that there are certain things we do to get laid, but never talk about them afterward.

Watching the Golden Globes falls into that category.

You're a bigger faggot than Sissyroo. Any real man doesn't need to sit through the Golden Globes in order to get a piece of his own wife, for fuck's sake.

Any real man would be watching sports in another room until HE DECIDES it's time to get laid.

Good God.

[Dinsdale]

Any real man would be watching sports in another room until HE DECIDES it's time to get laid.

A REAL man is getting a hummer while he's watching sports.

[Louis Cyphre]

El. Jimador. Tequila. Reposado.

Sipping from the bottle or in a margarita.

You'll thank me later!

[the_ouskull]

Okay... If you're making margarita's, here's your recipe...

2oz tequila
1/2 triple sec (I prefer Grand Mariner)
2oz freshly squozen lime juice
1/2cup confectioners sugar

Shake all of the ingredients vigorously over ice for 15 seconds...

Serve in a glass with a salted rim.

This is the recipe that kept me in rent and bills for almost 10 years. Use it. Love it.

the_ouskull

[Headhunter]

If you use good tequila for anything other than drinking straight out of a glass you’re a fucking loser trying to impress someone to get laid. Skip the fucking Roses bullshit. Skip the Cointreau. Grab some patron or Don Julio and drink it like a real man. If your guests need it blended with ice, go with a bottle of cheap shit. Hell, don't even go "Gold" on the Cuervo.

Expensive Tequila in a mixed drink is a sure sign of a pretentious asshole, or a fucking retard.

Which are you?

[Terry in Crapchester]

And yeah, I get what you were saying about watching it to get laid. And I can relate. But you forgot the code of being a man: first rule is that there are certain things we do to get laid, but never talk about them afterward.

Watching the Golden Globes falls into that category.

You're a bigger faggot than Sissyroo. Any real man doesn't need to sit through the Golden Globes in order to get a piece of his own wife, for fuck's sake.

Where you got this idea from, Errr, I haven't the foggiest. My wife likes those shows, but I avoid them like the plague.

Of course, I haven't been married my entire life, either. I still remember my single days, and my throwaway comment that "I can relate" was based on that.

Any real man would be watching sports in another room until HE DECIDES it's time to get laid.

Considering that you once had Sue Bird in your avatar, and that apparently is your idea of "sports," then all I can say is . . .

Good GOD.

Amen.

[mothster]

tequila is an aquired taste fer sure but a good margarita is nectar of the godz.......

btw 2nd on 'the rocks' vice blended but it's ok once in a while

[Mikey]

If you use good tequila for anything other than drinking straight out of a glass you’re a fucking loser trying to impress someone to get laid. Skip the fucking Roses bullshit. Skip the Cointreau. Grab some patron or Don Julio and drink it like a real man. If your guests need it blended with ice, go with a bottle of cheap shit. Hell, don't even go "Gold" on the Cuervo.

Expensive Tequila in a mixed drink is a sure sign of a pretentious asshole, or a fucking retard.

Which are you?

'swhat I'm sayin'

[bbqjones]

in

with two bottles of vermouth.

[mothster]

in

with two bottles of vermouth.

sweet or dry

[PSUFAN]

mvscal raises an interesting point. There surely is expensive tequila abounding of late. It's funny to see folks order it, and then hesitate...do I shoot this, or do I sip it?

Well? I dunno, I'm a beer and whiskey and wine guy. I know how to enjoy those things. The hell with ordering expensive shit that you don't know how to enjoy.

And, the hell with ordering ANYTHING expensive that you're just going to shoot.

[Mikey]

The good tequila is for sipping. It actually has a really good flavor if it's served slightly chilled, or even straight over ice. The lime and salt shooter thing is not, as most people think, some sort of Mexican tradition. It was started in America, probably as an easy way to choke down the cheap shit and get drunk fast.

[PSUFAN]

So...I'm in the liquor store with $50 to burn...why the hell do I choose a tequila over a scotch? Because it's good to sip?

[Y2K]

So...I'm in the liquor store with $50 to burn...why the hell do I choose a tequila over a scotch? Because it's good to sip?

Just buy 50 worth of good beer and say "Fuck it!"

[Mister Bushice]

Don Julio is very smooth, and Mikey is right on about that.

But if I was drinking ( I'm not) It's American Whiskey all the way.

[Mikey]

So...I'm in the liquor store with $50 to burn...why the hell do I choose a tequila over a scotch? Because it's good to sip?

It's all a matter of taste. A fine 100% blue agave añejo (aged at least 12 months in oak casks) picks up the character of the wood and a darker color the same as whiskey or brandy does. The classifications of tequila and distilling methods are closely controlled, and if it's not made in Jalisco it can't be called tequila. The cheap stuff can have food coloring and sugar added, but if you buy a high quality product you'll get something with a fine distinctive flavor.

[T1B Nic]

If you use good tequila for anything other than drinking straight out of a glass you’re a fucking loser trying to impress someone to get laid. Skip the fucking Roses bullshit. Skip the Cointreau. Grab some patron or Don Julio and drink it like a real man. If your guests need it blended with ice, go with a bottle of cheap shit. Hell, don't even go "Gold" on the Cuervo.

Expensive Tequila in a mixed drink is a sure sign of a pretentious asshole, or a fucking retard.

Which are you?

Read the first post, dickweed. I have it on hand. I'm not going out and buying it. They were Christmas gifts, and I'm a Vodka drinker. (Straight, ice cold from the freezer.)

Why should I go BUY a bottle of cheap shit, when I have some on hand? I'd rather off this, than to spend my $$ on more, when I don't even drink the shit.

But, to your point...

When you use any *expensive* liquor in mixed drinks, you don't get the shitty feeling in the A.M. like you do with shit booze. If I were to make Jello shots, I would still use a good Vodka. (Goose, Belvedere, Chopin, Effen, ect)

Why?

Because it's what I like. Just because I'm going to mix something, does not mean I'll use cheap shit booze.

That's like buying cheap shoes to *just cut grass*. Your feet will thank you when you use good shoes while walking behind a mower.

[Dinsdale]

good Vodka. (Goose, Belvedere, Chopin, Effen, ect)

Sidenote -- Crater Lake is better than any of those (subjective, obviously), and generally costs a couple of dollars less. May or may not be available in your area. If it is, and you're a vodka drinker, it's worth a try.