The Margarita Trail
Traversing the margarita trail is an eye-opening experience. We chased the rainbow from sunup to sundown until we reached trail’s end.
Traversing the margarita trail is an eye-opening experience. We chased the rainbow from sunup to sundown until we reached trail’s end.
A Classic Margarita is the inspiration for all others. The flavor of the week might excite you, but it wouldn’t exist without the original.
A Devil’s Margarita is the aperitif before the apple in the Garden of Eden. It will tempt you, so clutch your protective amulet.
A peach margarita defies cliché—because it deserves better. To say “it’s pretty as a peach” totally gratuitous. I’ll leave it at…delicious.
A Tamarind Mezcal Margarita yields aromatic flavors of apricot, lemon and dates. It’s another taste of the rainbow along the Margarita Trail.
A Prickly Pear Margarita may be the most beautiful of all, and we have the opuntia cactus with its tuna to thank for that!
The deep color and raspberry-citrus flavor of the Blood Orange Margarita is at home on a desert mesa, savored while watching the sunset.
A strawberry margarita is especially refreshing in summertime. Discover there are many ways to “pelar un gato” and taste the rainbow!
A Lavender Margarita is both elegant and potent. A generous pour and delicate beauty make it suitable for black tie dinners.
One sip of a turquoise margarita will transport you to a faraway place, with a gentle island breeze that melts your cares away.
Cucumber is the not-so-secret ingredient of the Oaxacan Pepino, brimming with the smooth and smoky depth of mezcal.
Topolobampo, Rick Bayless’ temple of Mexican haute cuisine in Chicago inspired my travels to Mexico to sample everything on the menu.