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February 22, 2013

Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move

alcohol, cocktails, National Margarita Day, recipes

Recipes For National Margarita Day!

A day dedicated to appreciating a tequila-based cocktail is a good day. February 22, also known as National Margarita Day.

Claimed to be named after the woman who created it, Margaret Sames, a wealthy Texan socialite (although no one knows for sure) National Margarita Day is a celebration of one of the most popular cocktails in the world.

Tequila Herradura got a little creative with the classic margarita this year, and created the British Breakfast Margarita and the Mango Scotch Bonnet Margarita especially for its day.

Fun Fact: The original Margarita was made with Cointreau, not Triple Sec, a cheaper substitute.

Fun Fact: Tequila products sold under the Herradura name are still 100% agave, made in the same traditional ways as those of the last century, about 125 years ago.

British Breakfast Margarita

Ingredients

2oz. Herradura Silver Tequila
Large bar spoon of apricot jam
¾ oz. lime juice
¼ oz. simple syrup

Directions

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
Shake hard and pour into an ice filled old fashioned glass.
Garnish with kumquats, apricots and a mint sprig.

Mango Scotch Bonnet Margarita

Ingredients

2oz. Herradura Silver
¾ oz. Lime juice
3 slices of scotch bonnet pepper
3 cubic inches of mango diced
½ oz. mango jam

Directions

Crush mango and chili slices in the base of a shaker with a muddler.
Add cubed ice and remaining ingredients.
Shake hard and strain over ice in an old fashioned glass.
Garnish with a scotch bonnet chili and a roll of dried mango.

Get More Margarita recipes and a little bit of the history here: *http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/cocktails/margarita-recipe.asp

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Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move

Tracey Paleo is the publisher and personality of Gia On The Move. She is a Board Member/Awards Chair of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC). A Theater Critic, she also occasionally contributes to Broadway World Los Angeles. As a lifelong supporter of and performer within the arts, Tracey began her professional career as an actress and dancer appearing on television, radio, stage and in movie at the age of eight. Her writing career began at age twelve when she was asked to review the entire collection of the Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries as a young reviewer for the Boston Phoenix. As a performer she is most recognized for her lead role in Martin Scorsese’s, “The Departed”, as Darlene and her appearances on Law & Order Criminal Intent. She also appeared as a lead dancer in the 80s hit dance show, “Dance Jam 88”. Tracey has written for a variety of media outlets and blogs including Discover Hollywood, The Tolucan Times, and Food Truck News. She is the former Editor of FootLights Publishing.

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