Fourteen mixologists participated in Tucson’s sixth annual World Margarita Championship.
The People’s Choice award went to Julio Blanco at Marinaterra Hotel & Spa San Carlos, Sonora Mexico, for “Margarita Marinaterra,” which played off the traditional margarita with a spicy blend.
The Winning Margarita Recipes
PEOPLES CHOICE: “Margarita Marinaterra”
Presented by Julio Blanco from the Marinaterra Hotel & SPA San Carlos, Sonora Mexico
Ingredients:
- Lemon Juice
- Tequila
- Orange Liquor
- Jamaica concentrate
- Chamoy
- Tajin Chile
- Dry Mango
- Mexican Candy
Directions: In a blender add ice, lemon juice, tequila, orange liquor, and all the ingredients, for garnish put a piece of lemon, dry mango and the Mexican candy.
JUDGES CHOICE: “Tamarindo Margarita”
Presented by Mario Rocha of La Fuente Restaurant
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp Course salt
- chili powder
- tamarind pulp
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2oz tequila
- 1oz Grand Marnier
- lime juice
- orange juice
- 1 full tamarindo fruit
- 1 lime wheel
Directions: Boil tamarind fruit. Mix all ingredients and blend also strain out pulp. Add tequila and triple sec. Add chili powder to rim – fill cup with ice and serve
The margarita contest was part of the weekend-long Tucson Culinary Festival. See the full article from AZStarnet
Photos by Rachel Seelen, Urban Abstrakt Photography
