One should not have to resort to these corrective measures to misguided margarita attempts when pitch-perfect examples are so easy to make. It IS a margarita but I will be lying when I tell you it tastes “fantastic” all the while scanning the room for some fresh limes to squeeze in it and devising a scheme to surreptitiously plop an extra shot of tequila in it. I do have to tell, however, that should you offer a radioactive colored, cloyingly sweet concoction you won’t get me very excited. Of course the best margarita is always the one being offered to me as proximity must count for something in these matters. I know that many Texans will also try to lay a claim on inventing it but then Texans try to lay claim to everything - so there is that to consider. Most origin stories have the margarita invented just over our southern border either in Ensenada at Hussong’s Cantina or at the Rancho La Gloria Hotel in Rosarito. I celebrate it with a real agave margarita. Go into any Mexican bar on this day and order a mint julep if you want to see how strong the cultural pride is! Yes, we do it with cheap nachos, Mexican beer and of course, margaritas. I will leave the aforementioned Wikipedia to explain the details of the day but here in Southern California, where we live on what used to be Mexican land, the day is primarily one to celebrate Mexican heritage, culture, and pride. No, it is not a night to celebrate cheap nachos and beer specials and certainly isn’t “the Mexican July Fourth.” Would someone please tell me what that means anyway? (Mexico does not celebrate its independence on May 5th…) I suspect that most people (even here in Orange County) celebrate this Mexican holiday but have absolutely no idea what it is actually about. (At least every day over 70 degrees!)Īs if I needed any more convincing that a real agave margarita is a far better choice to write about now it turns out that the day after Derby Day this year was Cinco de Mayo, the day where margaritas rules the bar menu. A mint julep may be for Derby Day, but a margarita is for every day. Something I actually know something about. Nobody does that do they? I think it would be more useful for me to teach you something more practical. “Oh, I’ll have a have a dry martini Bill, and you know Helen, she’d just love a mint julep!” Can I get the two of you something to drink?” “Hey! Look! Tom and Helen are here! Come in! Put your coats right here. Who would drink a mint julep anywhere other than at Derby party anyway? (Isn’t that what Google and Wikipedia are for?) A julep is indeed a fine drink and certainly has earned its place on the racetrack menu but isn’t a very practical drink to know how to make for yourself when you think about it. Any honest food blogger would tell you how easy it is to pretend to know everything about anything. I will have to admit to giving thought to posting a Mint Julep recipe anyway lying to you about how I came to know the drink. I should be teaching you all how to make authentic mint juleps while I regale you with some madcap horse racing story from youth, no? The truth be told, I know precious little about horse racing and even less about The Derby itself other than it is over in 2 minutes and the expectation is that its spectators are to get very drunk. You might think that on Kentucky Derby Day, the day where bourbon reigns supreme, I should be celebrating all things bourbon and not pining away for a real agave margarita.
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