> I work in a high volume place and we sell a lot of margaritas. Due to
> cost and convenience, we do not use fresh lime juice for our
> margaritas and use the Finest Call brand for our mix. Question: Do
> we add triple sec or cointreau to the margarita? Since there is
> flavoring added to the Finest Call mix, is this necessary, or will it
> make it too sweet? I am wanting to expand our margarita drink menu
> but feel kinda limited since we use a premix and not fresh. Any
> input wouild be appreciated. Thanks.
OK, erpsonally I am an advocate of fresh, but I have worked with mixes before.
If you are using finest call, I dont think your owners are overly concerned
about flavor and are more interested in cost effective. And personally I find
triple sec added with finest call to be too sweet. I would suggest getting 5
of your customers varying in age, and gender to test with or without and let
them help you decide.
Now on to some better suggestions....
Sun Orchard Lime juice, a pasturaized straight lime is is a quality way to go
in place of Finest Call. Work with it, mixing in sugar to make your own
signature marg mix, and that will not only give you a better product, but
allow you to add more variety (quite honestly, premixes make all margs taste
the same to me)
http://www.sunorchard.com/juicesadesmixers.htm
Another option that is a little less expensive than Sum Orchard is Neilsens
frozen lime. Used this in the first bar I ever worked and it makes a good mix
as well.
http://www.nielsencitrus.com/operators.html
Best of luck! Hope this helps.
Saude!
Chris
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