I’m sorry. You can’t use a JuiceMan juice extractor for the citrus, because you don’t want any of the bitter oils from the peel in your drink. Can’t wait to hear what they say now. I think next time I’ll either leave some of the juice unextracted, or use a manual juicer. Jeffrey, This might be a stupid question but how do I make them flavored such as strawberry or such? So much so, he became the topic of a running joke amidst our Top 100 bar travels. Never. I learned early on the famous 2:1:1… Article by Fawn Lily Botanica. I recently enjoyed a Brandy Margarita and it was powerful! He translated Majorie’s name to its Spanish equivalent, Margarita. We’re really excited about trying these out! Oh YEAH! If you haven’t had that then your in for a treat. I had the lemons and limes directly shipped in from Spain via UPS to Germany to have them really really fresh. But for me, they’ve always lacked this bracing, bitter, tart edge that a Gimlet made with Rose’s Lime has. You don’t need to make a simple syrup, just add the powder straight into the sour mix, shake and it dissolves well (unlike sugar). Great website and excellent advice you are giving. Can I purchase simple syrup at the grocery store? I’m paying $1.00 for two limes or two lemons. Do you ever add other fresh fruit juices to make flavored margaritas? Click here to learn how to make this and other drinks for a slushie machine! That is a very good recipe and it reminds me that I should be going to more parties. To sum up; the perfect balance of cost and taste seemed to be middle-shelf Tequila combined with top-shelf Triple Sec. Email. I will be sure to show the girls your pic while we drink a toast to you as we enjoy those tasty treats and I will keep them off the keyboard to make sure your site stays sparkly clean , Oh my god I can’t stop laughing! Your thoughts? HELP! Curled up in a cozy cabin on the mountain and deci, Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License, Another Figoli Quinn Website (Digital Ocean). Food and Drinks. Just made this, haven’t tried it yet. The family feels memorialized. Margarita - Jeffrey Morgenthaler. Her tune changed with her first sip. What’s the worst that could happen, right? Mar 31, 2020 - Update! Cointreau, Batch Four: Hey Jeff, just capitalized on some cheap citrus I found in the market and over-purchased. I don’t think this recipe is sweet at all, but rather nicely balanced between sweet, sour and strong. I used Lunazle 100% agave, at $16.50 a fifth. I use a middle of the road gold tequila, like Cuervo or Sauza. Can’t wait to try this recipe out! just one question, why did you write the date on the gallon jug? Jeff, I’m an expat living in London, you wouldn’t believe how hard (and expensive) it is to find Tequilla and Triple Sec out here. . Would you adjust the recipe at all? My preference is for using only lime juice,nad then Mexican (Key) limes if available. #4: Batch 5 (A bit harsh but drinkable) Nov 7, 2014 - Update! 2. 14 cups sour mix. Found your site while searching the web to see if I could use the MISTO sprayer for alcohol. Well i decided to try your recipe and it was such a hit. Question: we generally make sugar-free-ish margaritas with splenda. I always love showing up with a gallon jug of pre-mixed margaritas for the party, so I’ve…. THIS recipe is horrible. Hey!! These are the books and tools I use every single day to make drinks at home and behind the bar. Feb 18, 2018 - Update! Halfway through my mixing process I forgot I intended to make a half batch and used the full 6 cups of tequila when everything else was divided in half. That way I can hide them in the basement freezer, and he won’t see them in our refrigerator and wonder why I’ve made so much. My Husband and friends are in awe. It’s summer here in Oregon, which means barbecues, camping trips and river floats are on the agenda for the next few months. I have brought an Italian slush machine and am planning to make this mixture and pour it straight into the machine. This recipe works equally well to make one marg or one barrel of margs. Thanks again! Try it out. Can we just add enough splenda and water to equal the amount of sugar and water that would be in the syrup? 50/50 works OK if you want to make it simpler. For the best flavored margaritas I have found that using fresh fruit is the only way to go. We took a batch to a hotel earlier this year, so I made it the day before and put it in the freezer so it would be good and cold. Hi Jeffrey Or, would you add a few cubes of ice to each cocktail glass first? Just so we know approximately how many limes and lemons do you buy for this? What quantity of Cointreau should I use for your recipe? I’ve now made probably 10 batches of this and shared the recipe with others who are now making batches of their own and thinking at the least I need to make double batches because it disappear so quickly. This is my first time commenting. I live in London and margarita parties are not as common over here as they seem to be in the States so there is no-one here to ask advice. So, thank you, and cheers. Sep 5, 2018 - I’ve always had a pretty serious dilemma with the Gimlet. I can’t, in good conscience, condone the use of Apple Pucker. I found it for $115 at the Williams Sonoma outlet but it has since increased in price. I’ve never met a margarita I didn’t like or a bottle of tequila I didn’t like for that matter, we cut our teeth on it here in Tucson. Also, I don’t like Citronge, my two favorite triple secs being Cointreau and Bols, the latter $6 at Trader Joe. I am making your recipe of your tradional margaritas for a party I am having about 125+ people- so I am using a 5 gallon water cooler for dispensing, this has worked amazing well in the past for Sangria. I’ve been making these since 2012. More Triple Sec (maybe 3 cups) and less lemon juice (2 cups perhaps). I know this is an older thread, but hope you’re still checking. What is the recipe to make just one margarita? Their house margarita used a muddled orange in the house margarita so I added a cup of fresh OJ to the mix – it was a pretty good facsimile. I’m glad I could, uh, help! 1. And your recipe (cut in half) will be right there at the center. Recipe printed courtesy of jeffreymorgenthaler.com. Keep up the good work. Click here to learn how to make this and other drinks for a slushie machine! 5 cups triple sec Get a juicer, put some work into it, and I guarantee people will be talking about your margaritas for months after the party. i did try out this mix with a so-called frozen margarita machine the other night. AND MAN is tequilla expensive ! I’m not sure how it would work for strawberries, but I made raspberry margaritas with home-made raspberry-infused tequila. i consider myself a lover of tart margaritas, and this margarita is awesome. Read the reviews and this sounds GREAT! Thanks in advance! another july fourth and i will be making another batch of these – as requested! I found a natural sour mix…I plan on mixing this with Hornitos. Aw thanks! I’m serious. I used El Jimador reposado, Cointreau, and the agave syrup you specified in a comment instead of simple syrup(and fresh juices, of course). made the gallon of margarita’s for a night of drinking with my margarita drinking friends at the race track. Jeffery, What is your favorite all time Tequila? So thanks for sharing the recipe, and I’m looking forward to making them again for my next summer party once the quarantine lifts! Should this method be altered at all for blended margs? Needless to say my husband had to drive two of the girls home LOL. Thanks. If so, how much would you use, 2/3 cup? Next month i have something different in mind than the matgarita i went with . Hey…I’m having a tequila fiesta in a couple of weeks and your “gallon of margaritas” post came up first when I searched. Thanks Tammy. It’s not Patron and doesn’t pretend to be. Do you think using Meyer lemons would be tasty? Took 28 limes and 33 lemons. Next Article . I was wondering if you heard of a Li Hing Mui margarita before and how you would recommend making this with your recipe. It’s summer here in Oregon, which means barbecues, camping trips and river floats are on the agenda for the next few months. Even the marg experts said they were the best they’ve ever had. My favorite margarita spot, Taqueria Nueve, here in Portland closed this week so I made a batch of these in their honor. I have to say I love love love your website! If your tequila is expensive enough and smooth enough to drink straight, that is how you should drink it. Sure you can, Brian from KC. I like the single marg ratio better. Two cups water/gallon? We (3 girls) drank the whole gallon. I took notes of the recommended brands of tequila, fresh lime and lemon NOT bottled. Next Sunday I am turning 30, so I thought that we could take a pause from rum swizzle here in Bermuda and have some frozen margaritas:) So happy to hear this, Michelle! Humm…, AH! Apr 7, 2020 - From Portland bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler comes this delicious contrast between warm aged spirits and bright lemon juice. 300 ml each, lemon juice, lime juice and triple sec 750 mL comes in at 25.360517 ounces, so I guess it’s close enough. Friends who want little ice hit the ground quickest. we did let some of the guys taste a little and now more people want to drink with us at the race track. Thanks thanks. hi, I just stumbled on this post & was thinking the same thing as the last person posted.Can i use all lime juice instead of lemon.In texas it’s a definate no to add lemon to margarita’s.A bartender i knew once just said lime juice,triple sec & simple syrup plus ice. Also, can you tell me your thoughts on using Grand Marnier or Cointreau as a substitute for triple sec? Thanks Jeff! Or maybe there is a better shortcut out there? I would like to say that Agave nectar is primarily fructose, higher in fructose concentration than HFCS; from my readings fructose is responsible for lots of nasty health problems, such as Matabolic Syndrome, Insulin-resistant (Type-II) diabetes, and a host of other disorders. Thx for all your advice, Jeffrey, I really learned a lot in this thread of responses! but there is also plenty of FROZEN 100% JUICE for any fruit you can think of. Oh, and kid, watch your mouth. Could I just serve this mix without ice, as long as it’s really cold? It’s summer here in Oregon, which means barbecues, camping trips and river floats are on the agenda for the next few months. Sugar Free Monin Triple Sec syrup (non alcoholic) PS: ^ christopher – i toasted you from los feliz in 2008. we’ll raise a glass from brooklyn in 2014. (I randomly came across your site just now and reading your resume is like a journey through my favorite times in Eugene…). Share. Suz – I think you’ll be just fine with your 5-gallon water cooler. My daughter just turned 10 months and it has been a while since I drank so this Saturday the girls are coming over and we are getting Mad! Thanks! 2. Update! We will let you know how it goes over. You can also shake these with ice, or serve them at full strength over crushed ice. Hi Jeffrey, No, just add your strawberry puree to this recipe, and don’t leave anything out. After following recipe exactly and using fresh squeezed lime and lemons not only is it stout, taste is disgusting. It’s WAY too strong and it is not even close to a gallon (more like half or three quarters). Big thank you to reader Jonathan for providing this informative link about this. How much ice do I use to make 1 gallon? thanks, keep up the good work. So, if you want to do some experimentation, please feel free to post your results here for the rest of the audience! Sugar Free Monin Sweetener (instead of the simple syrup). Of course, this is personal preference. I barely touch tequila, so I’ll be making these for everyone else, but I have no idea what a decent tequila would be to use for this. My mom told me later that they were easy to drink (not harsh) and she had a little more than planned and slept through the night well. If you are using generic triple-sec, that will make it taste off. Anyway, 6 of us did blind taste tests. So I made them for my girls night and MAN were they a hit! Cointreau is easy to find and has a much better flavor. (I find the silver tequilas get lost in the mix and using top shelf in a margarita is a waste of money, IMO). 2 cups agave syrup (the extra sweetness makes up for the lack of sweetness in the citrus vodka vs. Cointreau). People are still talking about them 5 days later. Done! I have so enjoyed reading all of your comments. Thanks so very much for sharing! Anyhoo, the 1 gal mag recipe makes you my new favorite guy I never met.