What is your preferred margarita?

[el serge]

Originally Posted by MrAgave

All natural for me, I can't stand most restaurant marg's or mixes anymore.

Shot o Tequila - Juice from half a lime - 2 teaspoons Agave Nectar - Ice

I make these now, I find them refreshing and delicious. Have made them for others that are used to the standard Cuervo Gold slushee type drink and they can't believe how good this simple drink is!
Salut!

[MargaritaLover]

My margarita is one-third Ora Azu Blanco, one-third fresh squeezed lime juice and one-third bottled water sweetened with raw agave nectar to taste. The glass decanter is placed in the freezer until ice crystals start to form. Fantastic. If I'm in a hurry a couple of ice cubes replace the water and the freezing process..

[totallytequila]

Originally Posted by MargaritaLover

My margarita is one-third Ora Azu Blanco, one-third fresh squeezed lime juice and one-third bottled water sweetened with raw agave nectar to taste. The glass decanter is placed in the freezer until ice crystals start to form. Fantastic. If I'm in a hurry a couple of ice cubes replace the water and the freezing process..

And I can speak from experience when I say that it is one tasty margarita!

[Antonio Puerto Rico]

I hit the nail on the head today: 2 cups Camarena Blanco, 1/2 cup Grand Marnier, 2 cups squeezed lime juice, 1 9/16 cup agave nectar, 2 cups water. Add salt to outside rim of martini glass, garnish with lime, fill glass with ice. Shake mix in sealed jar, pour many goood margaritas...

[chefrob]

I've been making prickly pear margaritas lately due to them being in season. They taste like a combo of watermelon-raspberry-tomato.

The fruit must be peeled with caution and blended to a fine consistency. The thick juice, which is riddled with seeds and pulp, must be strained through two mesh sieves. Acid must be added as well to cut the bland sweetness. Therefore, I always add a little lime juice and water. Sometimes it won't be sweet enough so a dash of light agave nectar which brings it to a nice balance. By itself, this makes a very tasty juice. But more lime is needed if you use it for a margarita.

I'll mix 2-3 oz. of the prickly pear juice mix in a shaker with ice, 1-1/2 shots of a budget tequila blanco like Camarena or Espolon, 1/2 shot of fresh lime juice, and a splash of orange liqueur. Pour from the shaker into a glass filled with fresh ice... No Salt Gringos!!!

[blagave]

I went through the whole Prickly Pear thing...it was a pain in the butt finding the pears and then getting the juice and sugar mixture just right. I came across "Mama Rose's Prickly Pear Margarita Mix". The distributor is T.G. Greenfield out of Phoenix, Arizona (Ph 800-254-4774)

The mix is fantastic and there recipe is as follows:
Mix 2 cups of Prickly Pear Margarita Mix
1/2 cup Tequila
2oz triple Sec
Blend with ice until slushy, pour into favorite margarita glass add more tequila to accommodate.

[chefrob]

I don't like using premade mixes, but prickly pear nectar is fantastic as a sweetener/flavor booster. It's 100% prickly pear juice which has been reduced/concentrated. It's the same texture as agave syrup and can be bought online.

Originally Posted by blagave

I went through the whole Prickly Pear thing...it was a pain in the butt finding the pears and then getting the juice and sugar mixture just right. I came across "Mama Rose's Prickly Pear Margarita Mix". The distributor is T.G. Greenfield out of Phoenix, Arizona (Ph 800-254-4774)

The mix is fantastic and there recipe is as follows:
Mix 2 cups of Prickly Pear Margarita Mix
1/2 cup Tequila
2oz triple Sec
Blend with ice until slushy, pour into favorite margarita glass add more tequila to accommodate.