2010 Milagro Tequila Margarita Competition Competitors
Austin, TX
Marcelo Nascimento
Chicago, IL
Daniel M de Oliveira
Dallas, TX
Michael Martensen
Denver, CO
Bryan Dayton
Hawaii
Kyle Reutner
Los Angeles, CA
Rachel Shaw
Miami, FL
Gabriel Orta
Milwaukee, WI
Mathias Simonis
New Orleans, LA
Eric Molina
Philadelphia, PA
Phoebe Esmon
Phoenix, AZ
Cassandra La Pietra
San Francisco, CA
Alex Smith
St. Louis, MO
M. Matt Obermarck, Jr.
Judge’s Choice – Las Vegas, NV
Fiesta Fatale
Created by Patricia Richards
USBG Las Vegas Chapter
1 1/2 oz Milagro Añejo tequila
3/4 oz Clément Creole Shrubb liqueur
1/4 Ravi fruit frozen, sweetened Passion fruit puree
5/8 oz Milagro Agave nectar
5/8 oz lemon juice
1 oz lime juice
3 basil leaves
1 pinch sea salt
Squeeze and strain lemons, then combine lemon juice with equal parts of Milagro agave nectar to make an agave sour mix. In a mixing glass, muddle basil leaves with the lime juice. Add the remaining ingredients listed, including the agave sour. Shake well with ice to chill and strain over fresh ice into a 10-11 oz highball glass. Top with 1 1/2 oz espuma, a basil leaf, and fresh passion fruit seeds. Serve.
* Espuma
8 oz Celement creole shrubb liqueur
6 oz Ravi Fruit frozen, sweetened, passion fruit puree
12 oz egg white
4 pinches sea salt
16 basil leaves
Gelatin
NO2 Charges
People’s Choice – Abigail Gullo
Margarita de Lavender
Created by Abigail Gullo
USBG New York chapter
1 1/2 oz Milagro Silver tequila
3/4 oz lime juice
3/4 oz Lavender
3 or 4 mint leaves
Slap the mint to awaken it and put leaves in a shaker with the rest of the ingredients. Shake well and serve in a cocktail glass. Garnish with a flowering sprig of mint.
