The Results Are In!

Yes, results! Not results to the political primaries but to another pressing issue of our time: What is the best tequila to use in a margarita?

Though I would very much like to know what Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum drink on their campaign busses (I just can’t believe they make all those speeches sober) the goal of this poll was to find out what the experts like to use when they make margaritas. So drunk with the potential of Twitter, I reached out to several experts and asked.

And the experts answered!

People with excellent website names and twitter handles like cocktailwhisperer,  theliquidmuse, @intoxicologist and @Mr_Cocktail took time to reply.  In the small world of Twitter, I found my life-saving drink maker from Inoteca. Ofrenda, the unofficial birthplace of margagogo, weighed in as did Brian Petro who generously shared some margarita history for my last post.

Oh, back to the results: Milagro Silver is hands down the winner.  Of the eight responders, three or 37.5% believe Milagro is a tasty cost-effective tequila and Milagro is the only option to come up more than once.

Here’s the breakdown:

Warren Bobrow @WarrenBobrow1   Warren suggests Milagro Silver because it “…Costs less. Tastes like more. Much more.”  Check out his site here: cocktailwhisperer And thanks to my friend Catherine @cateKustanczy for introducing me to Warren.

Brian Petro @Creat_Daily   Brian likes El Espolon Reposado becasue it has a “very nice flavor, incredibly light color, and smooth. ”

Natalie Bovis @The LiquidMuse   Natalie likes Partida. She has a book and drinks and dines globally so I trust her on this. Her site is here:  theliquidmuse

Cocktail Chicks @CocktailChicks always goes for quality but didn’t have a specific suggestion. Their site is here: inthelandofcocktails

Ofrenda NYC @Ofrenda_NYC  Ofrenda says their current fave is Pavoneo Blanco. Check out Ofrena online here: ofrendanyc

Cheri loughlin @intoxicologist  Cheri says there are lots of options but  “… always always always 100% agave tequila!” And you know she’s serious when she used “always” three times in a 140 character tweet. Her site is here: intoxicologist

Chaim Dauermann @notclam (AKA” life-saver”) Chaim suggests Milagro Siver as a good choice that won’t break the bank. He also likes El Tesoro silver and when in the sipping mood, Casa Noble Reposado. Chaim’s site is here: spillcheck

Mr Cocktail @Mr_Cocktail   Did you know there’s an annual cocktail festival held in New Orleans (and I’m not talking about Mardi Gras or any Friday night on Burbon Street)? Read about it on talesofthecocktail.  Mr Cocktail suggests Milagro Silver.

When I tweeted Mr Cocktail that Milagro was the informal poll winner, he suggested my readers must have really great taste. I think he’s right about that.

And since I like that ending, you’ll all have to wait for another blog post to find out about my introduction to Milagro. And I promise – Margaritas in Maine coming soon!

Thank you to all who participated and made this post possible!