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Vilis' World's Greatest Margarita Recipe




Source of Recipe


lyndaloo at rc


List of Ingredients




1-1/2 cups good tequila!
1/2 cup Grand Marnier
1/3 bottle of beer
1 can frozen lemonade
A big long healthy squirt of Real Lemon
A big long healthy squirt of Real Lime
Water or Ice to fill up the blender
sugar to taste


Recipe



Tequila - Life is too short to drink cheap tequila! Jose Cuervo Gold is the minimum standard. My personal favorite is Jose Cuervo 1800. And, face it, the margarita will be incrementally better if you jump up to a higher-end brand (besides the better the tequila, the less severe the hangover!). Experimenting with high-end tequilas will add subtle flavors and allow you to create your own signature margarita.


Grand Marnier - This is as good as is gets. I do not float this on top but rather mix it in with the blender.


Beer - Yes, you did read that right, a bottle of beer. The best results are with a standard bland American icon beer like Budweiser, Coors or Miller. Avoid micro-brews with lots of character as this will leave an aftertaste to your margarita. Beer is one of the few food groups that are basic (non-acidic) and so the addition of beer to this margarita will make a mellow tasting, smooth drinking formula. It also adds the barest hint of carbonation during mixing. This is one of the 'secret' ingredients and I have never had anyone guess that there was beer in their margarita


Frozen Lemonade - I've experimented with lime-aid, and all sorts of lemonades. You will have to do the same. I avoid the ones with the pulp. Sometimes you will have to add sugar if you've selected a sour brand.


Real Lemon - This is real lemon juice concentrate and adds the wonderful lemon tanginess a great margarita needs


Real Lime - This is real lime juice concentrate and adds the wonderful lime tanginess a great margarita needs.


Water or Ice - My preference is to add half ice and half water to fill up the blender to the top. The best margaritas are quite concentrated but then poured over a heaping full glass of ice that starts to dilute the power of the cocktail as it melts.


Sugar - As you are completing the mix portion in the blender, you may choose to add sugar to taste. By doing it in a blender you don't have to worry about a granular texture in the drink.