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Use Agave Syrup If You'd Like:В We make our Cadillac Margaritas with one major twist from the classic: using agave syrup in addition to the triple sec.

If you're making a big batch of margaritas, you can by all means juice a ton ofВ fresh limesВ up to one day ahead and have it ready to go.

UseВ Fresh Lime Juice:В We'll say it until we're blue in the face: please only use freshly-squeezed juices in your cocktails.Yes, it takes some extra effort but it's very much worth it. But we like to use pebble-sized pieces of ice.

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Take The Time To Make The Cracked Ice: This cocktail is classically served up and not on ice.

If you love those flavors, add aВ floatВ ofВ Grand MarnierВ onto the cocktail before serving. It adds a host ofВ flavorsВ such asВ orange zest, basil,В vanillaВ bean, and caramelized sugar. Grand MarnierВ вЂ“ aВ brandy-basedВ triple secВ orВ aВ blendВ ofВ cognacВ andВ bitter orangeВ liqueurвЂ“ is the de factoВ liquorВ for a classic Cadillac margarita. While there are plenty of crappy, low-grade bottles in your localВ liquorВ store labeled 'Triple Sec' there are, in fact, high-end styles of the liqueur such as CointreauВ orВ Grand Marnier. It's similar to Curacao liqueur but it tends to be drier and originated in France.

Choose A Quality Triple Sec:В To be 100% clear: triple secВ is not a brand name but rather a style ofВ orange liqueur.

Bottom line: only useВ premium ingredientsВ likeВ top-shelf tequila.

Just promise that you'll only use 100%В agave tequila and steer clear of the swill that is mixtoВ tequila. But, if you want to useВ silver tequilaВ akaВ Tequila Blanco, or the more aged, Tequila AГ±ejo, we say go for it.

Use 100% Agave Tequila:В The truth is you're supposed to useВ reposado tequilaВ in order to call the cocktail a Cadillac.

Regardless of how you have it, there are a few key tips to help you shake up cocktail perfection: Tips To Make A Perfect Cadillac Margarita Cocktail Also, the straw-colored reposado tequila, aged a minimum of two months inВ oak barrelsВ вЂ“ is used instead of silver (aka Blanco aka Plata) tequila. What do we mean by golden? Well, traditionally the golden-colored liqueurВ Grand MarnierВ вЂ“ aВ brandy-based take on triple secВ вЂ“ is used instead of clear-coloredВ triple sec. Not only is top-shelf liqueur used but also goldenВ liquorВ is used, which is why you sometimes hear it called a Golden Cadillac Margarita. But what is a Cadillac Margarita? Well, a Cadillac Margarita is a premium version вЂ“ hence the reference to the most classic ofВ luxuryВ vehicles вЂ“ and is considered aВ top-shelf margarita. Cadillac Margarita Versus Regular MargaritaДЄВ classic MargaritaВ is a sour cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, andВ orange liqueur. According to the IBA вЂ“ the authority on all things alcohol вЂ“ the official ratio is 10 parts tequila to 4 parts triple sec/sweetener to 3 parts lime juice though you'll find all sorts of variations on that. As you might guess, a sour is a cocktail that combines a liqueur with some citrus juice (usually lime or lemon) and a sweetener. If you were to create a cocktail family tree, you'd find that the Margarita falls squarely in the sour cocktail family. We already went over the various origin stories behind the classic Margarita when we covered the must-try classic food and drink from Baja California. And all of us like this version of a Classic Cadillac Margarita! All of us prefer a margaritaВ on the rocks, all of us like those rocks to be cracked (not crushed!), and we only ever use freshly-squeezed lime juice. That's because we don't on the most basicВ of basics like if the cocktail should be salt-rimmed, whether it should have orange liqueur, or what type of tequila to use.Д«ut, there are things we agree on. Even when you take away all the fancier options вЂ“ ahem, Skinny Margarita, Spicy Margarita, or Charred Citrus MargaritaВ вЂ“ we still disagree.

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For example, we all adore cooking Italian food, love traveling to Mexico, have an unending desire to explore Mexico City,В and we all hate cotton candy!Д«ut of the few things that we don't agree on, nothing divides us quite as much as one topic: how to make the best classic margarita cocktail. Truly, there are very few things that divide us.

At team Salt & Wind Travel, we see eye-to-eye on almost everything.

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