here is the Reciepe for. Simple Margarita Gimlet.. A relative newcomer to cocktail Olympus, the margarita is the last great cocktail to come into wide use before the vodka revolution sent the finer points of mixology to the guillotine. Although its roots are deep -- world traveler and drink god Charles H. Baker reported a concoction containing tequila, lime, and orange bitters as early as 1939, and the drink itself was around in the 40s -- the margarita is really a child of the 70s. Most bar books before the 60s dont even mention tequila. The Booze Book, a most groovy compendium published in 1967, offers two tequila concoctions, but neither is the margarita. By 1973, however, the margarita had arrived. Esquires revised Handbook for Hosts lists it among the twelve most useful of all drinks. Essentially a variation on the Sidecar -- substituting tequila for brandy, lime juice for lemon, and salt rim for sugar -- the margarita shares its characteristic luminosity and, especially, its sneakiness. Yet its a completely different drink, less plush than the sidecar but more dignified (when properly made, of course, without strawberries and such gratuitous cargo). 2 ounces silver tequila 1 ounce Cointreau 1 ounce lime juice Ingredients Glass Type: cocktail glass Instructions Shake well with cracked ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass that has had its rim rubbed with lime juice and dipped in coarse salt. A note on the tequila : It should be 100 percent agave, the plant from which the stuff is traditionally made. Save the great golden añejos for sipping. A note on the Cointreau: It yields results clearly superior to triple sec, most brands of which are marred by an unpleasant chemical aftertaste.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 01:53:24 +0000