You are not being close-minded
You are not being close-minded at all. Bottled sweet & sour mix will never make a drink as good as fresh citrus juice and sugar/agave nectar.
I HATE when a mexican restaurant uses bottled mix, especially the ones who claim to make their own mix with fresh juice and don't. In such a restaurant you can order a top shelf margarita made with expensive tequila, but your drink will still be made with bottled mix and taste like alcoholic Gatorade (sometimes you can't even tell if it has alcohol in it). I'd prefer a Cuervo Gold margarita made with fresh juice to a 100% agave tequila margarita made with bottled mix. It's a waste of good tequila. I've only been to one mexican restaurant that made a margarita the right way (Agave in St. Louis, MO), and that restaurant has closed. Most of the time I scope the place out, and when it's clear I'll be disappointed, just order some tequila neat or nothing at all.
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