Recipe: Vanilla Margarita
Summary: Simple yet sophisticated, this Vanilla Margarita has a deliriously good sweet-sour tang, with a heady perfume from Heilala Vanilla.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces good quality tequila (see note below)
- 2 teaspoons Meyer lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Heilala Vanilla Syrup
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a measuring cup or cocktail shaker and stir/shake.
- If you like your margarita cold but not icy, then shake with crushed ice and strain into a pretty glass. If you like ice in your drink, add crushed ice to your glass and pour in the margarita.
- Serves. 1. (Oh, who are we kidding? Double this. Still serves 1.)
Tequila
[1]What tequila should you use? I am overly fond of Don Julio Reposado, made from 100% Blue Agave, double distilled and matured in small oak barrels. Very smooth, rich, with a hint of pear, apple and lemon aroma. It’s pricy at $50ish, but you can often find it on sale for $40ish. Or find something like Jose Cuervo Silver Tequila, more in the $15ish range, which is less special and nuanced, but perfectly fine for a mixed drink such as a margarita. Suit yourself and your wallet.
Another crazy margarita you might like
[2]My award-winning Basilrita (Basil Margarita) [3]!
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Diet type: Vegetarian, vegan
Diet tags: Reduced fat, Gluten free
Number of servings (yield): 1
Culinary tradition: USA (Nouveau)
My rating
Giveaway!
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- Leave a comment on this post telling me how you would use Heilala Vanilla Syrup. (Please make sure you enter your email address with your comment so I can reach you if you’re a winner.)
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This giveaway is for four winners — each gets a 2-pack (2x250ml bottles) of Heilala Vanilla Syrup (value $30 per pack).
- Open to U.S. residents only with mailing addresses in the USA.
- Deadline: Submissions will close at noon Pacific Time on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013.
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- There is more legal fine print here [9].
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Disclosure: I received a sample of Heilala Vanilla Syrup for recipe testing, and Heilala will send winners their packs of syrup.