Drink Like a Goddamn Man: The Gentleman’s Margarita
Jul.21.11 | Blog, Food & Drink
The Gentleman's Margarita
If you’re like most people your notion of a Margarita is some sort of overly sweet blender concoction being shotgunned by a half-naked co-ed on Spring Break in Cancun prior to receiving a regrettable tattoo. And it is in these things that Tequila, that swarthy, no-good, cactus-based liquor associated with poor life choices, mystery bruises, embarrassing Facebook photos, and merciless hangovers gets its bad name.
However, there is another side to Señor Tequila, clothed in a rumpled linen suit and Montecristi superfino hat so fine it can pass unimpeded through the circle of a wedding band. In this tequila lies a margarita crisp, refined, and elegant.
So skip the cheap stuff and enjoy yourself. But don’t enjoy too much: it may look calm, cool and collected, but this drink kicks like a mule and will pummel your liver like César Chávez if you drop your guard. Go slow, my friends. Dulcimo.
The Gentleman’s Margarita aka The Large Marg
- 3oz premium añejo tequila
- 1oz Triple Sec (or Cointreau)
- 1 teaspoon turbinado sugar
- 1 lime
- Crushed ice
- pinch kosher salt
- carbonated mineral water
In a rocks glass:
Add sugar. Juice lime over sugar and stir until most of the sugar is dissolved. Fill glass with crushed ice. Add tequila and Triple Sec. Top with mineral water. Add a pinch of kosher salt to taste. Rim glass with oil from lime rind–real men don’t need fruit garnish.
This is a perfect margarita recipe, thanks for sharing! I find most manly mixed drinks feature 1/2 cup of 40% booze like this one (and some are even pink). I bet no restaurant would make it like this, which is why it doesn’t make sense to drink outside of the home.
-@warby
At best a mixed drink in most bars is going to get you 2oz of booze and the rest will be mix. In essence this is a double in terms of measure, but in the same volume. Also, fresh lime juice makes all the difference.