Message 23615 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> does no one else put a touch of gomme in to their mix? it balances 
> out the harsh limey taste alright?
> 
> Any bar that uses sour mix also puts this in to the margarita instead 
> of lime juice, this sour mix is made from lemon and gomme (well it's 
> meant to taste like it is anyway). From this i used to make 
> margaritas with lime, lemon and a touch of gomme. Is this wrong? I do 
> have a bit of a taste for lemon i have to admit.
> 
> i usually make it now with 2 shots of tequila, a shot of cointreau, a 
> shot of lime juice and a dash of gomme.

My full recipe is something like this:

1.5 oz. tequila
.75 oz. cointreau
.75 oz. lime
.5 oz. fresh sour mix
splash orange juice


So yes, I use gomme in there.