Margaritas …. My mix

The best restaurant margarita in North America is at Nuvolari's in Mandeville.
I've spent a couple of decades taste-testing across the continent.

My home mix is 2 parts Roses Lime, 2 parts Leroux triple sec and 4 parts Cuervo 1800. I get the Contreau / Grand Mariner possibilities, but the above formula is a good, every day Rita.

But something happened. A couple of weeks I had no Triple Sec. Thinking it's just fancy simple syrup, I microwaved two teaspoons of brown sugar in 2 ounces of water for 30 seconds … and I may never use Triple Sec again.

Alternative: Buy Jose Cuervo margarita (not the mix, the bottled margarita). Now, use their margarita like a mix, adding a nice tequila to it (to taste). I find 2 ounces as a floater works well.

And sorry, L Boogie, but the body needs sodium which makes salt on the rim "natural."