Anyone have experience with a margarita machine?

[Substance-P]

I am planning a birthday party for my wife and it is a Mexican themed party at home for family (Q'doba taco bar and margaritas). I am thinking about getting one of those home margarita machines to have frozen margaritas available, but I don't know if they work well.

Does anyone have an at home margarita or frozen drink machine (the basically look like large blenders with a dispenser on the them like a slushy machine) and if so, how do you like yours?

 

[jennybird]

Friends of mine just got one... expensive, but it works like a charm!

 

[jeremy]

I don't remember...

 

[haldir]

Might be cheaper to hire your own Mexican. My Mexican neighbors make a great Margarita.

 

[kedie]

I don't remember...

I see what you did there.

 

[Substance-P]

Apparently these things run from $75 on up to ridiculous amounts. Anyone have experience with a model that doesn't break the bank (under $100).

It might be easiest just to make due with the current blender...maybe I can put a small sombrero on the lid to make it more festive.

 

[jeremy]

I have found blenders do just as well and last about as long.

 

[JByer323]

Apparently these things run from $75 on up to ridiculous amounts. Anyone have experience with a model that doesn't break the bank (under $100).

It might be easiest just to make due with the current blender...maybe I can put a small sombrero on the lid to make it more festive.

Signed,

The Bartender

 

[jennybird]

A regular blender doesn't cut the ice as finely as a margarita maker. The nice thing about them is that you can make all kinds of great drinks besides margarita's. Splurge on a good one though if you're going to do it. Then, invite all your INGO friends over to test it out!

 

[Disposable Heart]

Wait, you guys add crap to Tequila?

Boy am I off page...

 

[colt45er]

Wait, you guys add crap to Tequila?

Boy am I off page...

I'm with you....however my wife was making some margarita's the other night so I had one.

We just one one of the blenders with the pour spout for smoothies....works great

 

[Nuke-in-Indy]

If the party is large enough you may want to rent one. Most large party supply stores have them (could also be called a smoothie machine). I don't recall the price, but the wife said about $75 for the day.

 

[SilentWarrior1]

Meh. I like Margaritas... but I rather stick to Beer.

That's just me.

 

[Benny]

Wait, you guys add crap to Tequila?

Boy am I off page...

Does not compute either.

 

[Substance-P]

Signed,

The Bartender

Yeah, I decided just to buy one of these and serve them on the rocks. Between that and Corona, people's thirst should be quenched.

 

[JByer323]

A pretty standard bar recipe for a top shelf margarita is as follows:

1 oz (o more) 1800
1/2 oz Cointreau
1/2 oz Rose's Lime
1 oz Sweet and Sour mix

Please please please, I realize people aren't going to use fresh limes and make homemade sweet and sour, but if you're gonna take shortcuts, for the love of all things holy don't use a crappy margarita mix, at least use the recipe outlined above.