how do i make a margarita drink?

Answer 1

My best results occur when I mix this in a standard blender:

1-1/2 cups good 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.
My latest favorite is a brand called Cazadores recommended to me by Fernando Avelar whose family has a legacy of growing and harvesting the blue agave tequila in Mexico. Patron Silver Tequila has also been a very good mix.
1/2 cup Grand Marnier This is as good as is gets. I do not float this on top but rather mix it in with the blender.
A great alternative is the Italian version of Grand Marnier called Gran Gala (it's less expensive and just as good).

1/3 bottle of beer Yes, you did read that right, a 1/3 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.
1 can frozen lemonade
concentrate 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.
A big long healthy squirt of Real Lemon This is real lemon juice concentrate and adds the wonderful lemon tanginess a great margarita needs.
You can squeeze an actual lemon, but then you're dealing with the pulp issue.

A big long healthy squirt of Real Lime This is real lime juice concentrate and also adds the lime tartness for a subtle enhancement.
Water or Ice to fill up the blender My preference is to add half ice and half water to fill up the blender to the top. This way you are not serving a frozen margarita but a very cold one with shards of crushed ice. 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. Now, lately we've been serving these straight up or "perfect" in a margarita glass or (my personal favorite) a martini glass. Shake it up on the rocks and pour it in straight up. Somehow this promotes more of a sipping approach (very fast sipping often, but still technically sipping)
sugar to taste 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.

Answer 2

Real Margaritas

1 lime, halved
Kosher salt
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (5 limes)
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (1 lemon)
1 cup Triple Sec
1 cup white tequila
2 cups ice, plus extra for serving

If you like margaritas served in a glass with salt, rub the outside rims of 6glasses with a cut lime and dip each glass lightly into a plate of kosher salt.

Combine the lime juice, lemon juice, Triple Sec, tequila, and ice in a blender and puree. Place extra ice in a cocktail shaker. Fill with margarita mix, shake well, and strain into glasses.

--Barefoot Contessa

Answer 3

my favourite way is 2 measures of tequila, 2 measures of Roses lime juice, 1 measure of cointreau, handful of ice cubes - blend together. Use a lime wedge to wet the rim of the glass and turn upside down in a saucer of salt, add drink and enjoy.

Answer 4

tequila margarita hanged over drink. hohoh

Answer 5

simple and very good version:

2 parts tequila
1 part triple sec
2 parts lime juice

shake with ice and strain into a salted glass with ice or crushed ice as as you prefer.

sit back and enjoy

Answer 6

Ya pin her down and pry her mouth open, then pour the beverage in her mouth, slowly cause you don't want to make her choke.

Answer 7

Everyone is different, but in general, the lighter you are, and less you have drank before, the more likely you will be at least buzzed if not drunk.

Answer 8

you can take a horse to water but you cant make it drink.

Answer 9

as above