On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:12:39 -0700, Dimitri wrote:

> "PickyJaz" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Apr 25, 2:08 pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
>> WTF does "blended-rocks" mean? A margarita is either blended,
>> or it is on the rocks. Is this some sort of hybrid?
> Not a hybrid at all, simply my own way of meaning blended as well as
> then poured over ice cubes.
>
> Thank you to all who've replied, seems I now remember both
> Grand Marnier and Triple Sec
>
> Not both one or the other.actuallt one of the 3.
>
> Same animal different brand as well as cointreau.
>
> Cointreau (pronounced [kwan'-tro]) is a brand of triple sec liqueur, and is
> produced in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou, a suburb of Angers, France. Cointreau
> sources its bitter oranges from all over the world, usually Spain, Brazil
> and Saint-Raphaël, Haiti.[1][2]
> In addition to being imbibed as an apéritif, Cointreau is sometimes used as
> a digestif. Cointreau is considered to be either a premium brand triple sec
> or a unique category of liqueur. With a 40% alcohol content, Cointreau is
> strong for a triple sec which usually has an alcohol content around 23%.[
>
> Triple sec is an orange-flavored liqueur.
> It is widely used in mixed drinks and recipes as a sweetening and flavoring
> agent. Better-quality brands are made from brandy or Cognac and are often
> sipped alone, typically as a digestif.
> Triple sec - meaning "triple distilled" rather than "triple dry" - is made
> from the dried peel of oranges from the Caribbean. Some brands are colorless
> while others have degrees of the golden coloration of their brandy base.
>
> Grand Marnier (g?ã ma?nje) is a liqueur created in 1880 by Alexandre
> Marnier-Lapostolle. It is a kind of triple sec, made from a blend of true
> cognacs and distilled essence of bitter orange. Grand Marnier is 40% alcohol
> (80 proof). It is produced in several varieties, most of which can be
> consumed "neat" as a digestif and can be used in mixed drinks and desserts.
> In France this kind of use is the most popular especially with the Crêpes
> Suzette and "crêpes au Grand Marnier".
>
> Dimitri

frankly, i'm too cheap to use cointreau or grand marnier in a margarita.
(actually, i'm too poor to have either in the house.)

your pal,
blake