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A Guide to Good Tequila

Photograph from bbum on Flickr If you think Cuervo Gold is good tequila, you may want to check out Bill Bumgarner's tequila guide and educate yourself. The majority of tequila consumed in the U.S. is adulterated tequila, which for the most part is not so good taste-wise, and is also a ticket to a not-so-fun morning should you have too much. Your best bet would be to look for one that is made from 100 percent blue agave. Cuervo Gold and other cheap brands are composed of at least 51 percent blue agave (as required by Mexican law), and the remaining 49 percent is cheap sugar cane–based liquor. This, combined with the addition of caramel (for flavor and color) and...

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2 Comments | Posted by Emily Koh, June 24, 2008 at 6:45 PM
Tagged: alcohol, beverages, tequila

Margarita Cupcakes with Lime Garnish

Not enough cupcakes have lime garnishes. Maybe because not enough cupcakes are spiked with tequila. This vegan-friendly Cinco de Mayo recipe for margarita cupcakes with lime garnish presented by Beantown Baker from the book Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero only calls for a tablespoon of the fermented agave plant, which means you probably won't feel intoxicated after eating it. But maybe frosting shots could fix that? She makes them look even more enticing with this impressive lime backdrop....

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7 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, May 4, 2008 at 9:30 AM
Tagged: Cinco de Mayo, cupcakes, tequila

Viva Tequila!

"When restaurant patrons browse through tequila lists offering dozens of choices, that's a clue. When liquor stores carry high-end tequilas at prices usually associated with single-malt scotch, that's another. But when aficionados toss around terms like "floral notes," "layers of complexity" and "hints of caramel and vanilla" to describe a beverage that used to be knocked back with a lick of salt, a bite of lime and a wince of esophagus-searing pain, there can be no doubt: tequila has arrived." Jack Broom of the Seattle Times discovers there's more to tequila than the nasty shots we all did back in college....

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1 Comment | Posted by Lia Bulaong, March 21, 2007 at 5:26 PM
Tagged: alcohol, liquor, tequila