The Coffee House

[limr]

Lemme see if I can remember...

Well, it appears there are only two Mexican restaurants in Ogunquit, so looking at the pictures on Google maps, I'm going to say it was Bandito's.

Not sure if you can become the very essence of patheticness as I did that night, which surely contributed to the owner's willingness to give us so much free tequila, but hey, ya never know

 

[Gary A.]

Feliz Cinco de May0.

 

[snowbear]

Lemme see if I can remember...

Well, it appears there are only two Mexican restaurants in Ogunquit, so looking at the pictures on Google maps, I'm going to say it was Bandito's.

Not sure if you can become the very essence of patheticness as I did that night, which surely contributed to the owner's willingness to give us so much free tequila, but hey, ya never know

Oooo - that's on the way to Portland, so it is certainly a possibility. Do I need to stop by and grab you

Spoiler

as a tour guide

?

 

[Gary A.]

BTW- That was Margaritas, chips and guacamole on the table. Mary Lou is working on a dinner of pork tacos and homemade salsa. Life is good.

 

[minicoop1985]

I wish I could have had some margaritas, but noooo my wife got too trashed. Augh.

 

[Gary A.]

I ran out of frozen lime juice, so I plucked fresh limes from our tree ... man what a difference. Two rounds of Margaritas, the first were very good, silver tequila, frozen lime juice and Patron orange liqueur. For round two I ran out of Patron liqueur and frozen lime ... so I substituted Grand Mariner and fresh limes. Delish ... wish you guys were here!

 

[Gary A.]

I have a little Hawaiian ice maker ... so I use this snow like ice for my Margaritas. (I gave my traditional Margarita glasses to my oldest daughter and now I use my martini glasses.)

 

[limr]

I always used fresh lime for margaritas when I was a bartender. I absolutely refused to use the mix. If the customer just asked for bar pour, they'd still get a fresh drink but with Triple Sec. The customers who ordered a call liquor got Cointreau (for Cuervo) or Grand Marnier (for Patron) instead.

Mmmmm, I am SO having margaritas this weekend.

 

[Gary A.]

I'm out of Cointreau as well. I have a ton of oranges ... I should make my own.

 

[limr]

I'm out of Cointreau as well. I have a ton of oranges ... I should make my own.

Yum! How do you make your own? What is the base liquor?

 

[Gary A.]

Dunno ... I imagine cognac.

 

[Gary A.]

I have plenty of Hennessy and Courvoisier ... but hate to use XO ... maybe some Christen Bros. brandy.

 

[limr]

Methinks there will be some experimenting this summer

Buzz and I have a 1-liter oak barrel that we use to age cocktails. I'm wondering how it will come out if we infuse some brandy or cognac with oranges and then age it for a month.

 

[limr]

I have plenty of Hennessy and Courvoisier ... but hate to use XO ... maybe some Christen Bros. brandy.

Yeah you don't want to waste the really good stuff.

 

[Gary A.]

I have plenty of Hennessy and Courvoisier ... but hate to use XO ... maybe some Christen Bros. brandy.

Yeah you don't want to waste the really good stuff.

Yeah ... hell of a way to treat XO.