
Posted on May 5, 2009 | Category: Articles, News
Margaritas are good, but are they really that good..enough to spend a good chunk of your paycheck on? Not me! But someone must be cause these frozen concoctions are still on the menu.
What: The Vault
Price: $51
Where: Johnny Utah’s restaurant in New York, NY
How: The Vault is made using a $300 bottle of Herradura Suprema tequila, along with grilled-lime juice and agave syrup.
Price: $65
Where: The Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL
How: The Riverside is made using Cuvée Speciale Cent Cinquantenaire, Patron Tequila Gran Platinum, and freshly squeezed lime juice. Each bottle costing around $200.
Price: $50 or $200 pitcher
Where: La Hacienda, Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort in Scottsdale, AZ
How: Made with Gran Patron Platinum and Patron Silver, Grand Marnier Cent Cinquantenaire, and freshly squeezed lime juice. Then garnished with pure gold dust and gold leaves.
Price: $250
Where: Pink Taco in Los Angeles, CA
How: Made with Gran Patron Bordeos tequila, Grand Marnier Cent Cinquantenaire and blended with the juice of two limes, two oranges, and one lemon, all hand-peeled and pitted. And accompanied by a shot of Casa Noble, a tequila chaser.
Price: $99
Where: Isla Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar at Treasure Island, Las Vegas
How: Herradura Seleccian Suprema, Grand Marnier Centenaire, Cointreau and fresh citrus juices. Garnished with citrus wheels and chunks of pineapples and prepared tableside.
May 9th, 2010 at 11:16 am
Another expensive Margarita is sold at the Cheeky Monkey in Puerto Vallarta-Mexico. Using Don Julio Real Tequila, Grand Marnier Cent Cinquantenaire, as well as a Mediterranean Sea Salt & Black Truffle blend to rim the glass, and edible gold flakes sprinkled over the ice. The cost for that Margarita is $100.