The world record for the largest margarita was set on May 20, 2001 in Orlando Florida. “Big Rita” tipped the scales at an even 7,000 GALLONS! It was made with 5250 gallons of Margaritaville Margarita Mix, 1313 gallons of Margaritaville Tequila and 437 gallons of Rose’s Triple Sec at the 1st Annual Phloridays Parrothead Phestival.
Tasting - it’s not just for wine connoisseurs anymore.
Drinking a fine cocktail is much like drinking a fine wine, cognac or scotch. It takes a well-trained pallet to taste the entire depth of the drink. Taste what you’re missing with these simple tips:
Mix up a tasty cocktail and give these suggestions a try. You might be surprised at what you can taste.
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Made by the French company, Cointreau, Passoa is a passion fruit based liqueur. It’s unique aroma is that of freshly cut passion fruit and the flavor doesn’t disappoint. It’s full and rich like a fur coat and unmistakably passion fruit. On the negative side, it does end a bit syrupy and the liqueur is as pink as a Malibu Barbie outfit, but hey, no liqueur is perfect. Finding this delightful drink will likely be your biggest challenge since it is incredibly rare, but if you happen to spot a bottle, pick it up and treat yourself to a little passion! Like most liquor, it’s terrific over mini ice cubes.
Balance. It’s a good thing to have when a cop pulls you over and asks you to “walk the line,” but what I’m talking about here is balance in your mixed drinks. If you’re like me, you like to improvise either out of necessity (”sounds like a good recipe, but I don’t have one of the ingredients, hmm, I wonder what would happen if I added…”) or out of creativity. Either way if you know about balance you can create masterful mixed drinks that’ll make your friends rave about your creations.
Balance in a mixed drink is usually accomplished by offsetting sweet ingredients with sour ingredients. You wouldn’t serve straight sugar syrup (too sweet) or straight lemon juice (too sour) to your friends, but together they can make a yummy lemonade.
Think about each ingredient in your recipe and decide if it’s sweet or sour. After a little practice this will tell you if your recipe is unbalanced. Add the opposite flavor to bring your drink into balance. Sour ingredients include lemon juice, lime juice, tart OJ, and grapefruit juice. There are a lot of sweet flavors. Look for them in pineapple juice, mixed fruit juice, sweet OJ and most schnapps. A couple of winning combinations are lime juice & triple sec (such as in a Margarita) and lemon juice & crème de cassis. Keep in mind that sour flavors are more vivid than sweet and should be in a 1:2 - 1:4 sour-sweet ratio. Does the perfect cocktail exist? Perhaps with these tips you can create it. Cheers and enjoy the superbowl!
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