Other than being a little too sweet, this has a fabulous flavor with shaved ice for a frozen drink. Splenda is a good idea too!Ĭan anyone tell me if you can freeze this mix with good results? ![]() If you like more sour than sweet, I would reduce the sugar to one cup. My daughter loves sweet drinks so good for those folks. super smooth, no mechanized tools used for harvest or production) I'll use a 6 - 8 ounces Tequila to 4 ounces of mix, depending on if I want to drink 1 or 2 in a night.ġ oz Cointreau or Solerno Blood Orange Liqueurġ oz Grand Marnier or Grand Imperial Orange LiqueurĪdd to a 24 ounces of crushed ice and blend. If I use a decent quality Anejo like a Cabo or a Don Julio I'll use a 4 ounces tequila to 4 ounces mix, and if I use a premium like a Lequas Anejo ( one of my favorites. If I use a run of the mill Tequila, like Jose Cuervo I'll use a 2 ounces Tequila to 4 ounces mix. ![]() If I don't use orange juice I will put the rind of an orange in the simple syrup and while dissolving the sugar and let it set for an hour or so before adding the lemon and lime juice.ĭepending on the Tequila you use, the ratio of mix to tequila will vary. I use confectioners sugar because it melts very easily and is crystal clear when dissolved. You will want to decrease the amount of sugar because it can be overpowering, at least for my taste. As Stevshep points out below adding fresh squeezed orange juice, or the juices of blood orange, to it really compliments the Cadillac Margarita. This is a mix that will get you started and allow you to tweak to your liking. I haven't told anyone where I got the recipe. My clients rage about my margaritas, lemon drops, and any ohter cocktail I serve using sweet and sour mix. My services costs more than many of my competitors because of the level of service. I own - a liquid catering service in west Los Angeles. I have been a bartender for over 20 years. I am using this recipe for long island ice teas.yum! I used my juicer and juiced the entire fruit.very flavourful. This recipe gave me the guidelines for what I needed (I don't need 8 cups thanks!). Made for a nice change of pace on the traditional Margarita (though it is distinctly orange instead of traditional pale green). Reduced sugar from 3-cups to 2-cups which gave a nice tart/sweet balance given the sweetness from the oranges. Why buy when you probably have all the ingredients at home already?ĭisplaced about 1/2 cup of the lemon/lime with fresh orange juice. You will find no better start than this, nor anything better on your grocer's shelf. This is labeled as a Margarita mix, but is also your basic S&S for a Whiskey Sour. We were able to do a taste test and there is simply no comparison. Also bonus, mixed hot water with the agave cooled it off and used very quickly. With out a doubt worth the squeezing of the lemons and limes. I cut it in half and instead of the cup of sugar I used 2/3 cup of amber agave. I made it just like the recipe says to make it and it was AMAZING! Will definitely make this a keeper.Įxcellent! Only change was used half the amount of sugar in the simple syrup and it was still very sweet in my opinion, but everyone loved it. So good!!! A little spicy but not too much heat. Garnished with a lime wedge and another slice of jalapeno. Added ice, about 1 1/2 ounces of Patron silver and topped with the sweet sour mix to fill the glass. of the sweet sour mix in the bottom of each glass and muddled. Put two thin slices of jalapeno pepper, a little of the salt mixture and about a tsp. Put some of this on one small plate and some lime juice on another to rim the glasses. To make my drinks I combined about three teaspoons kosher salt, 1/2 tsp ground chipotle pepper and 1/2 tsp sugar. Brought to a boil, turned off the heat and let steep until completely cool, strained and then added the juice as per the recipe. The second time, decreased sugar and water to 2 cups each, added one chopped jalapeno and the skin ( yellow, green and orange parts only not the white pith) of the lemons, limes and one orange to the sugar water mixture. ![]() I made as written and it was a little too sweet for me, so added extra lime juice and it was good but not great. I substituted raw sugar and it was amazing! Color wasn't as pretty but the flavor was delicious.
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