Not An Alcoholic

Paloma Cocktail Comparison     Lets start off by identifying the differences between these 2 Paloma's. The one on the left was made with 2oz of grapefruit juice, 2oz of sparkling water, and about an oz of simple syrup. The one on the right was made with about 4oz of pink grapefruit soda. They both have 1.5oz of Tequila, a slice of lime (and a little bit of lime juice squeezed in) and a Tajin rim. I'm aware that the ratios are a bit off, so this is not a perfect test, I should've added a bit less tequila to the one on the right to make the ratios a bit more correct, but I just forgot.     So lets start with the one with actual grapefruit juice, it feels great in the mouth, it's incredibly easy to gulp down. It doesn't really taste like too much while you're sipping or gulping, you can tell it's sparkling, but the taste is maybe a tiny bit citrus-y, but not much else. Once you're done gulping however, you get a big wave of that bitter grapefruit flavor, wh...

Finally made my mother a Margarita. And... she didn't like it. She usually gets hers at a Local Mexican restaurant, and it's not a blender drink, but it is a lot sweeter and more dilute than mine. TLDR I guess I have a higher tolerance for the taste of alcohol than my mother I mostly smell the triple sec, it's a warm, bright, sweet orange smell. The mouth feel is thin and sharp, I get a very bright orange note that gives to sweet, but still sharp tequila, the lime is really more of an after thought than anything. 7/10 My spec is 2oz Tequila 1oz Triple Sec 1/2oz Lime Juice shaken with ice and strained.