Margaritas

One of the things that I like to do is make up my own take on different foods, drinks, snacks, etc. Recently I have developed my own sort of a Margarita recipe. It's not all that special, but I have found that it makes for a much smoother sort of beverage, and I have a sordid past when it comes to Tequila, going back over a decade, so I am always happy to find ingredients or techniques that even out the rough spots with that particular libation.

OK: standard starters, I use Stirrings mixer, 2 parts mix to 1 part Tequila. Then the magic:

I throw in about 1/2 oz. of Limoncello per ounce of tequila, but it's a rough measurement, and ok to err on the heavy handed side. I then add just a dash of real lemon juice (I keep some around in a bottle because I always buy more than I need when I get lemons, and just squeeze it and store it). I throw it in a Boston shaker over ice- only because, as a hopeless romantic, I simply love the aesthetic of that style shaker. So it gets used.

The overall effect is that I have a margarita with a very nicely rounded-off flavor, the limoncello giving a little extra sweetness, and the lemon juice keeping the sweetness in check.

Try it. I think you'll like it.

2018 Update: Since marrying the most wonderful woman, I have changed the recipe slightly. We keep around a jar of jalapeno-infused tequila (my wife's doing), which I substitute for half the tequila, and I have switched out the Stirrings for a combination of freshly squeezed limes and simple syrup, although I take no issue with using a margarita mix for convenience and quickness. We drink them out of coupes, which I find charming- again, thanks to my wife's eye for barware and affinity for classic aesthetics.