I love a good margarita.

What defines a good margarita you ask? Well, let's just say that if your only experience with mixing margaritas involves adding Jose Cuervo to a bucket of sour mix, you’ve never had a good margarita.

My personal opinion, based on years of extensive research, Cuervo = toilet water. Yes, even the upgraded, top shelf varieties. BamBam could sum this up for you with one of his favorite sayings, “yuck, yuck says the duck.”

I have made it one of my missions in life to expose every non-margarita fan to a really, really good one. Well, except for one of my friends, Asa…I will never try to convert him to be a margarita drinker. He can drink anyone I know under the table, but tequila = transformation into one mean bastard. To him I respectfully hand a beer. I’ve converted many friends. It’s become a staple at our parties…in fact, we had them “on tap” at our wedding.

MommyCosm’s Mean Margarita Recipe

Homemade Sour Mix
Stir one cup of sugar into 2 cups water over medium heat until fully dissolved.  You can use regular sugar, but I prefer raw sugar cane.
Allow to cool.
Add ¾ cup fresh lime juice and ¾ cup fresh lemon juice.
Pour into sealable container. Mix will last up to 1 week in fridge, 1 month in freezer.

Margarita
In a shaker:
2-3 oz. Homemade Sour Mix
1-2 oz. Patron Silver Tequila
½ oz. Cointreau
½ oz.. Chambord

fill with ice
Shake, Shake, Shake and pour into margarita glass with either sugar or salt on rim…I prefer sugar.

Tastes really yummy with my Black Bean Salsa Recipe.

If you’d like a more budget-friendly version, you could use Tarantula Tequila instead of Patron and Razzmatazz instead of Chambord. I do need to warn you that you are compromising a bit on flavor and will have more of a hangover the next day if you start cheaping out on the ingredients.

Have a favorite margarita/drink recipe that you’d like to share?  Leave a comment.  Lurkers welcome.

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