Margarita Madness Designer Margarita Rims You’re about to experience some of the wildest margaritas you’ve ever seen. One of the most distinctive aspects of a margarita is the decorative and tasty salted rim. .well we’re about to take the decorative rim to an all new level. Here are the tricks and instructions to The funkiest, tastiest, tangiest, creamiest, coolest, hottest and outright craziest party margarita decorate and delish your margaritas Voodoo Tiki Party Style! recipe’s ever under one cover! Some are so off kilter, you might not even recognize them as margaritas at all, but hey, don’t be a margarita snob! Mix’em and enjoy’em all . .even the ones that feature ice cream! (That’s right! Ice Cream!) After all, what is a margarita? A tequila based, drink that’s thirst quenching, flavorful and fun. That description surely fits every drink in this volume, but the category we especially like to point out when “mixing up magic” is fun, which is what you’ll find in every one of the 100 recipes that follow. So grab a few bottles of Voodoo Tiki Tequilas, call up some friends and start mixing up a little magic of your own, because there’s another description of margarita – a delicious drink made better when shared with good friends. Key Within the recipes, you’ll find icons that describe garnishes, glassware and drink presentations . .here are the to secret codes. Serve: ”Excepting the therapy I’m going to need after that time Salt Brown Sugar I woke up in a Tijuana Rim the glass with a lime wedge squeezing the juice Lightly dip glass in honey. Thoroughly cover rim by Brothel, No Tikis were around the entire rim. Dip in salt. dipping in brown sugar. harmed in the writing of this book” UP, AKA Martini On The Frozen (Blended) or Mar-Tiki Style Rocks Garnish: Lime Lime Lime Orange Orange Orange Lemon Lemon Lemon Wheel Wedge Peel Wheel Wedge Peel Wheel Wedge Peel Cherry Mint Leaves Olive Grapefruit Peach Melon Strawberry Apple Banana Sugar Raw Sugar For fruit drinks, rim the glass with a lime wedge Also known as “Sugar in the Raw”, this product features squeezing the juice around the entire rim. Dip in larger sugar crystals so may require a bit more honey sugar. Or for a thick and sweet rim, lightly dip glass to get the crystals to stick. Lightly dip glass in honey. Water Kiwi Mango Blueberry Raspberry Pineapple Chili Candy Special in honey. Thoroughly cover rim by dipping in sugar. Thoroughly cover rim by dipping in sugar and turning Melon Garnish glass slowly from left to right. 03 Chocolate & Peanuts, Coconut or Cookie Vanilla Frosting or Chocolate Frosting Add a second burst of flavor to chocolate by quickly Using a butter knife or bar spoon, spread icing on Cinnamon Cinnamon Sugar dipping a fresh chocolate dipped rim into peanuts, glass starting ½ inch below rim moving toward the Cinnamon has tiny crystals so be sure to dip glass Cinnamon sugar is a great choice for any recipe coconut or cookie crumbs. For thicker rims double dip rim. Continue to spin glass and apply a thick coat in honey very lightly. Thoroughly cover rim by that calls for a cinnamon rim due to the fact that the chocolate 2-3 times before the final chocolate around the entire rim. Vanilla Frosting can also be dipping in cinnamon and turning glass slowly from cinnamon sugar crystals are larger and easier to work dip, then add dry topping. Do not chocolate dip after colored with a drop of food color as pictured above. left to right. with while retaining the cinnamon taste. Dip glass in applying dry topping. honey. Thoroughly cover rim by dipping in cinnamon and turning glass slowly from left to right. Betty Crocker Designer Icing Flavors This spray on icing comes in various colors and comes with four decorator tips that can be used to produce designs as unique as they are tasty. Be sure to choose a color that compliments the ‘Rita. Icing and Cookie Crumbs Any cookie, or cake margarita, and many of the Colored Salts and Sugars Chocolate Syrup Chocolate dessert margaritas can be taken to a whole new level Colored margarita salts and sugars It’s a challenge to rim a glass with chocolate syrup It’s best to prepare ahead by dipping your chocolate of flavor with the addition of a frosting and cookie are now available, and can really because the syrup will quickly run down the inside rimmed glasses at least 1 hour prior to their planned crumb rim. Follow the directions for applying frosting dress up your drinks and set your and outside of the glass. A better alternative to use. Melt chocolate evenly in a melting pot and using a knife or bar spoon. Next apply crumbs by cocktails apart from the crowd. chocolate syrup rim is to spiral the glass, starting at dip the top ½ inch of the glass. Quickly place glass pressing side of glass in crumbs. Continue to turn We recommend mixers and rim the bottom of the glass evenly squeeze your syrup in freezer to solidify chocolate. For thicker rims, glass applying approximately an inch of crumbs to coatings by Franco International. while spinning your glass to create a “spring” design repeat every 2-10 minutes. You can build up a thick the icing with each press. Their website is located at www. toward the top of the glass. delicious edible rim in as few as 3 passes. francoscocktailmixes.com. 04 05 CLASSIC MARGARITA CLASSIC MARGARITA The ClassicV oodoo Frozen Corona Margarita Tequila Margarita An original home recipe – obviously created in America, a bit unusual, Directions: The original – accept no substitutes. Combine all ingredients Although there are as many “family” Directions: but tasty. A great party punch style For up or on the rocks, combine recipe. For a full frozen blender in a blender with ice and recipes as there are myths as to blend until smooth. Blend the origin, one fact stands clear, all ingredients and Shake. (makes four big drinks) fill blender For frozen, combine all with ice, eight ounces of Voodoo Tiki slowly at first to ensure the Classic Margarita is a timeless the carbonation in the legend that through the decades has ingredients in a blender Tequila, the whole can of Minute with ice and blend until Maid mix and a full beer. beer doesn’t make a remained the single most popular huge mess! Garnish tequila drink ever shaken or blended. smooth. Garnish with a lime wheel or wedge. Ingredients: with a lime wheel. 3 oz Corona Beer Ingredients: Rim: Salt or None Rim: Salt or None 2 oz Voodoo Tiki Reposado Tequila 2 ounces Voodoo Tiki Reposado Tequila 1/2 oz Triple Sec Serve: Serve: 1 1/2 oz Sour Mix 1/4 cup frozen Minute Maid 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice (approx 1 Limeade Concentrate Garnish: Garnish: Fresh Lime) Ice Johnny Tiki Says . Johnny Tiki Says . Very Fat Tuesday and smoothie-like, the “Like women, wine and fine aged Tiki beer margarita is tangy with a silky texture. Wood – such as myself - this timeless If you can resist the urge to over-blend, the elixir keeps getting better with age.” carbonation in the beer adds a bit of extra kick. 1 3 Tasty and unique – reminds me of Lola Tiki! Juicy Margarita Rustic Margarita 2 Mandarin fresh lime infusion Directions: 4 tequila makes this mouth For up or on the rocks Light and refreshing, the Rustic watering cocktail both delicious – recommended -, combine all Margarita is tasty, easy drinking Directions: and dangerous. Thirst ingredients in a mixing glass and on hot summer days. Also For up or on the rocks, combine quenching with the perfect shake your money maker. Pour great with meals and snacks. all ingredients and shake. For blend of tart and sweet, frozen, combine all ingredients in into up glass or over freshly iced a blender with ice and blend until Ingredients: rocks glass. Ingredients: For frozen, combine all ingredients smooth. Garnish with an orange 1 1/2 oz Voodoo Tiki 1-1/2 oz Voodoo Tiki in a blender with ice and blend peel, lime wheel or lime wedge. Green Dragon Lime Reposado Tequila until smooth. Give it a good hard Infused Tequila 1/2 oz Grand Marnier Rim: Salt or None blend! Garnish with a lime wheel. 2 oz Sour Mix 1/2 oz Cointreau Rim: Salt or None 1 1/2 oz Cranberry Serve: 1/2 oz Grand Marnier 2 oz Sour Mix Juice Serve: Orange peel for Garnish: 1 oz Orange Juice garnish – preferably with pulp Garnish: Johnny Tiki Says . “The cranberry tart cuts some sweet Johnny Tiki Says . and some tang. Great margarita ”With Lime Infused Tequila, lime juice, choice for drinkers that avoid Cointreau and Grand Marnier, this “Sours” drinks such as Whiskey Sour margarita is truly mouth watering, or Apricot Sour. ” reminds me of a Lime Gatorade.” 10 11 CLASSIC MARGARITA CLASSIC MARGARITA Cadillac Margarita A tangy clean ‘Rita a bit heavier on 2 1/2 oz. Sour Mix Key West Rita Recipe the tongue due to the Grand 1/2 oz Float Rose’s Lime Juice Marnier, with a nice brandy finish, on Top A fruity tropical margarita. ingredients in a mixing glass and recommended service is up or on A vacation in a glass! shake in a melodic relaxed manner the rocks. You’ll find this recipe like the slowly shifting calm served in many Family style Directions: Ingredients: summer breezes that caress the restaurants (the ones where Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and shake it up.