101 Margaritas

By Kim Haasarud and Alexandra Grablewski

The Margarita. It’s the drink that puts the "happy" in happy hour. A beguiling elixir of tequila, citrus, and sweetness that’s guaranteed to go down easy—and put a smile on your face.

The Classic Margarita—perhaps named after Margarita Sames, or maybe Margarete, a descendent of Ponce de Leon, but do we really care?—is a delectable blend of tequila, simple syrup, Cointreau, and lime and lemon juices. But as cocktail designer extraordinaire Kim Haasarud proves in this fantastic little guide, the Classic is just the starting point for margarita bliss. Open the book, and you’ll discover 101 heavenly margarita recipes—one for every season, every mood, and every occasion.

All your favorite margarita variations are here. You can chill out with a frozen Strawberry Margarita. Get romantic with an exotic Passionfruit Margarita. Or "berry" yourself in the fruity delights of a delicious Raspberry Margarita. But Haasarud also gives you lots of new and exciting margarita choices. You can take a cocktail party to new heights with the sophisticated Sake Margarita. Tame fiery foods with the refreshing Sweet Ginger Margarita. Or finish off a meal with a divine Hazelnut Margarita or an espresso-infused Margarita du Café.

So invite some friends, get out your shaker, and ready the glasses. With a little help from this book, you’ll be in Margaritaville in no time.

Kim Haasarud bartended her way through college and in 2002 founded Liquid Architecture, a firm that creates signature drinks and bar concepts. Her clients have included Fox Searchlight, Warner Brothers, HBO, Comedy Central, Maxim, the Tribeca Film Festival, Absolut Vodka, Jameson Irish Whiskey, and the Cheesecake Factory. She also writes the "West Coast Cocktails" column for Slammed magazine, a restaurant trade journal. Her Web site is liquid-architecture.com.

Alexandra Grablewski is a well-known food and beverage photographer whose work has appeared in Gourmet, Martha Stewart Living, Real Simple, Better Homes and Gardens, and Wine Spectator as well as in many books.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Mar 7, 2013
• ISBN: 9780544189256

Kim Haasarud

Kim Haasarud is the founder of Liquid Architecture (Liquid-Architecture.com), a beverage consulting firm that creates specialty cocktails for clients such as the Four Seasons Maui, Wyndham Worldwide Hotels, Moet Hennessy, and SKYY Spirits. She conceives her signature cocktails much as an Alice Waters or a Wolfgang Puck would create a specialty dish, taking inspiration from market-fresh, high-quality ingredients. Her cocktails have appeared in publications ranging from the Wall Street Journal to Wine Enthusiast to Cosmopolitan.

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Text Copyright © 2006 by Kim Haasarud. All rights reserved.

Photography Copyright © 2006 by Alexandra Grablewski.

Food styling by Jee Levin.

Prop styling by Leslie Siegel.

Design by Elizabeth Van Itallie

For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 215 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Haasarud, Kim.

101 margaritas / Kim Haasarud ; photography by Alexandra Grablewski.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-7645-9986-6 (cloth)

ISBN-10: 0-7645-9986-0 (cloth)

1. Margaritas. 2. Tequila. 3. Cocktails. I. Title.

TX951.H2 2006

641.8’74--dc22

2005009863

Ebook ISBN 978-0-544-18925-6

v2.0715

To My Husband, Kevin.

The best taste-tester around.

Thanks for all your support and encouragement.

List of Recipes

Simple Syrup

Classic Margarita

Grand Gold Margarita

Añejo Margarita

Platinum Margarita

Low-Carb Marg

Chambord Margarita

Blue Margarita

Margatini

Lemon-Basil Margarita

Meyer Lemon Margarita

Bitter Lemon Margarita

Grapefruit Margarita

Mojita Rita

Pink Lemonade Margarita

Limeade Margarita

Cosmo Rita

Key Lime Margarita

Lemon Meringue Margarita

White Margarita

Limoncello Margarita

Blood Orange Margarita

Disaronno Margarita

Orange Delight Margarita

Orange Mint Margarita

Strawberry Margarita

Strawberry Banana Margarita

Fruit Cocktail Margarita

Banana Margarita

Strorange Margarita

Sunrise Margarita

Daiquirita

Strawberry Daiquirita

Passionfruit Margarita

Berry Passionate Margarita

Brunch Margarita

Kumquat Margarita

Cherimoya Margarita

Plum Margarita

Aphrodisiac Margarita

Pineapple Margarita

Pine-Orange-Banana Margarita

Pomegranate Margarita

Rose Margarita

Cherry Margarita

Cranberry Margarita

Berries Jubilee Margarita

Coco-Pina Margarita

Coconut Margarita

Apple Margarita

Watermelon Margarita

Mango Margarita

Midori Margarita

Cantaloupe Margarita

Melon Margarita Infusion

Rhubarb Margarita

Prickly Pear Margarita

Frosty Nectarine Margarita

Kiwi Margarita

Peach Margarita

Fuzzy Margarita

Peaches-n-Cream Margarita

Apricot Margarita

Raspberry Margarita

Blueberry Margarita

Berry-Infused Tequila Margarita

Dirty Margarita

Tequila Cobbler

Lagerita

White Grape Margarita

Island Margarita

Caribbean Margarita

Margarita Madras

Margarita Bay Breeze

Sauvignon Margarita

Marga Raider

Sangria Rita

White Zinfandel Margarita

Sparkling Margarita

Rain Margarita

Avocado-Cilantro Margarita

Sweet Ginger Margarita

Ginger Beer Margarita

Asian Pear Margarita

Sake Margarita

Bamboo Margarita

Hot Chile Margarita

Bloody Rita

Golden Cadillac Margarita

Hazelnut Margarita

Mulled Margarita

Spiced AppleMargarita

Blonde Margarita

Cinnamon Margarita

Old Fashioned Margarita

Southern Margarita

Margarita du Café

Frozen Mocha-rita

Cognac Margarita

Kentucky Margarita

Shirley Temple Rita

Virgin Margarita

The Margarita

The story goes that the Margarita was created by a woman named Margarita Sames. She mixed her favorite liqueur, Cointreau, with tequila and lime juice and served it in glasses dusted with salt. Another theory is that it was named after Margarete, a descendent of the Spanish explorer Ponce de León. My favorite is the story