"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:59:06 -0700 (PDT), Bobo Bonobo®
> > wrote:
>
>>Traditionally, margs are made with Rose's*, which is sweetened. You
>>go ahead and use unsweetened lime juice. Sour old cocktail for a sour
>>old hippie.
>
> Rose's is what you'd use if you don't have fresh lime. Most bars
> don't want to keep fresh limes in stock

Nooooo noooooo, they all do. They are cut every day for garnishes. Roses is
just the best thing for expediency.

, so we're stuck with either
> Rose's or sweet & sour mix. It took me literally decades to be able
> to stomach a Margarita made with sweet & sour mix. Maybe that's why I
> prefer salted rims... to knock out that phony flavor.

It's sour mix! Not sweet and sour. It can be made with fresh lemons and
superfine CANE sugar and pure water if you like. Sour mix is a bar staple.
What would one put in whiskey sours? I still like a splash of sour mix in my
margaritas.

>It has something to do with
> using a blender and feeling more like a bartender.
>

Real bartenders don't need or like blenders. I got stuck on the dining room
well on weekend nights because I was fast enough not to get too slowed down
by all the stupid frozen drinks the diners ordered.