Tonight is cocktail night

[Major Nikon]

The wife and I had 2 frozen margaritas each. I'm working on a whiskey sour now.

My recipe for frozen margaritas...

4 oz Tequila (I use Jose Cuervo Reposado)
2 oz Orange Liqueur (Cointreau is the traditional choice here, but I prefer to use Grand Marnier because it's a bit sweeter. Cointreau has a more pronounced orange flavor.)
Juice of 3 limes
2 cups ice

Blend until smooth

Serve in 2 martini glasses with salted rim with lime wedge and maraschino cherry garnish

My new (to me) Blendtec blender does a great job with frozen drinks. It basically turns ice into snow. No more ice chunks and a smooth texture.

[catnhatnh]

1. How late is your house open?

I'm on my way. Go, Blendtec, Go!

[Major Nikon]

2. I just got done working a whole week of graveyard shifts

I may not go to sleep tonight. I ran out of tequila though.

[Aristus]

3. For me, cocktails are a weekend thing.

Tonight: Irish Death, and a shot or two of ouzo...

[kentauros]

4. The VitaMix works just as well on ice

Although I'll have to try your recipe. I haven't been very good at making margaritas so far...

[Kali]

5. shame!

a proper margarita COCKTAIL is shaken and served on the rocks, not made into a slushy


(now rum drinks, those make for good slushies )

[Major Nikon]

6. I prefer it that way, but my wife likes the slushies

The recipe I use is actually the classic margarita cocktail, so if you don't like the slushy, just don't run it through the blender.

However, in Texas when the mercury goes into the 100s, the slushies aren't altogether a bad idea.