Café Cruz is a cool restaurant/bar on 41st ave in Soquel, right around the corner from CrossFit Santa Cruz Central. I went for a grilled artichoke for the appetizer which was pretty solid (did not get a picture of that) and ½ garlic rotisserie chicken with all my optional sides lumped into some pretty righteous Cole Slaw. I do love me some cole slaw! This was the post Cert meal from a few weeks ago. Damn yummy and it was perfectly accented with 2 NorCal Margaritas! (2 shots of GOLD tequila, juice of 1 lime, splash of soda water).
Soda Water Robb? any low down on the pros or cons of that stuff. I am drinking it when ever I feel like soft drink. I would love to know your opinion.
Thanks
It’s fine…I really like stuff like San Peligrino and this german minearla water…gerolsteiner (sp??? something like that)
Any tequila that uses the word “Gold” or “Oro” is most likely inferior. Cuervo Gold, for example. Gold is the same as Silver, except caramel coloring and possibly flavorings like vanilla are added. And, you are paying more per bottle for that caramel coloring that turns Silver into Gold. This coloring is use to give it the illusion of an aged spirit, which it is not. Best left for the underage college kiddies. But if you must use Cuervo or the like, Silver will save you some dollars. Plus, a true Margarita is made with clear (blanco) anyway.
Secondly. Cheap mass-market tequilas that use the word gold are most likely not made from 100% blue agave, a mark of better tequilas. By law, a tequila must be 50% agave. Cheap brands skimp on the remaining 50% using cane syrups, sugar, even grain alcohol.
What to drink? Skip “Silver” or “Gold” and look for Blanco, Reposado, or Anejo (made from 100% Agave) which are different levels of aging. As with any spirits, the older, usually the more expensive. If you are mixing it with juices, you don’t need to break the bank. Patron may work for some, but, it isn’t very good. Like Absolut, its just marketing over quality.