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The ultimate Mexican drink, at least from our perspective from here north of the border, is the margarita. A perfect margarita is a balance of sweet and sour brought together by the distinctive flavor of agave. A well mixed margarita is a beautiful thing to behold, a poorly made one is a shame and should be a firing offense for bartenders. So, you’d better practice up! Here’s how it’s done:

Get:
tequila
triple sec
lemon or lime juice
sour mix
lime for garnish
chilled margarita glass, salt the rim if you’re into that kind of thing

Pour:
1 1/2 ounce tequila, 1/2 ounce triple sec, a few dashes of the juice and 3 ounces of sour mix into a cocktail shaker. Shake.

Serve:
The mixture over ice in the margarita glass. Garnish with a lime wedge if you feel like it.

For a frozen margarita, take the tequila, triple sec, lemon or lime juice and sour mix as above and add them to a blender with a cup of ice. Blend until smooth.

But your margarita options don’t end there. For more varieties on margaritas I turn, as always, to our favorite mixologist here at the Boozin’ Blog, Colleen Graham. Check out her margarita recipes including apple and coco margaritas. My favorite? The jello shot margarita. Tell me you don’t want a dozen of those right now!

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Boozin’ Gear is always looking for more branded clothes for you to add to your collection. Recently Patrón Tequila gear joined the list of brands available. As welcome to the new addition I offer the following tequila drink recipes – all perfect for these hot summer days.

First, naturally, is the margarita:

You’ll need:
Tequila
Triple sec
Sour or Margarita mix
Ice cubes
Lemon and/or lime
Salt

To make it you’ll need to:
Pour 1 ½ oz tequila, ½ oz triple sec, 3 oz of the mix into a shaker with a cup of ice cubes. Reserve a wedge of the citrus for garnish and squeeze the rest into the shaker. Shake well. Salt the rim of your margarita glass, pour in the margarita and ice, garnish and serve.

For a frozen margarita assemble the same ingredients in a blender and blend.

Some variations on the traditional margarita include frozen apple (replace the triple sec and citrus juice with apple brandy and apple sauce and blend), frozen Hawaiian (replace the lemon and lime with strawberries and pineapple and blend) peach (add peach schnapps and peaches), and whatever else you can dream up.

But tequila drinks aren’t limited to margaritas.

Try a paloma. Simply add 2 oz. blanco or reposada tequila, ice, 6 oz. grapefruit juice, and ½ oz lime juice to a Collins glass. Top with a splash of club soda and you’ve got a great thirst quencher.

Then there’s the classic tequila sunrise with 4 oz of orange juice, 2 oz of tequila, ½ oz of grenadine. Mix the juice and tequila with ice cubes in a highball glass. Then carefully pour the grenadine on top for the sunrise effect. Garnished with an orange slice and maraschino cherry this is a dramatic and tasty drink.

But that’s really a lot of trouble, isn’t it. How about some simple tequila shots? OK, everyone together now:

Lick, Shoot, Suck!

And, Welcome, Patrón!

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