Confessions of a Margarita Maven

I love tequila and I have drank it in every way imaginable, and as with all things I have definite opinions about it.

For sipping tequila I prefer Cuervo Reserva de la Familia or Sauza Tres Generaciones Anejo, both I drink in a snifter. For shots I drink Cuervo Gold or 1800, with a seltzer back with lime. And although I mostly drink my tequila straight up, I have made an art out of the margarita.

note: shot glasses made out of frozen lime juice are a delight

The BEST margarita by far is served chilled straight-up and should be made with a premium tequila, like Cuervo 1800:

Makes one cocktail
use a bar cup with a strainer
1.5 ounces of anejo tequila
1.5 ounces of Grand Marnier
the juice of two fresh ripe limes

chill over ice and strain into a chilled martini glass

But the most FUN margaritas are of the frozen variety:

use a blender (makes four 8oz drinks)
6 oz oc Cuervo Gold
6 oz of Cointreau
8 oz of fresh-squeezed lime juice

don’t skimp on the ingredients, don’t use Triple Sec, and always use fresh lime. There is no substitute.

fill the blender 3/4 way full with ice on top of the liquids, blend into a slurpee

One word of advice, NEVER drink anything but a golden tequila, the more aged the better.