59 Tommy S Margarita Recipe San Francisco
Well unlike so many other cocktail origin stories looking at you zombie cocktail this one is pretty simple.
Tommy s margarita recipe san francisco - It s a little bit sweet a little bit tart and ultra smooth. Ingredients 2 oz 100 agave blanco tequila. The story behind the tommy s margarita.
This version of the margarita was created in the early 90s by julio bermejo of tommy s mexican restaurant in san francisco. He worked very hard and eventually saved enough money to move to san francisco where he worked 3 jobs every day and night to save the money necessary to open a little bar and restaurant called tommy s. The twist is the sweetener.
We might almost prefer this to the classic recipe. Tommy s margarita is an elegant on the classic margarita recipe. An excellent variation on a classic margarita with strong notes of sweet agave.
Bermejo s tequila journey took him on regular visits to distilleries and eventually led to his crowning achievement. The tommy s margarita originates from the tommy s mexican restaurant in san francisco and was first created back in the 90s. Tomas and elmy bermejo set up tommy s in 1965 and julio is one of their five children all of which are involved in what is truly a family business.
The margarita is a classic well loved blend of tequila fresh lime juice and orange liqueur of course you ll find all sorts of different riffs and. Tommy bermejo started his beverage career as a young boy selling and delivering pure water by the barrel from his horse drawn cart in rural 1930 s oxkutzcab mexico. It was invented in the early 90s by julio bermejo at tommy s mexican restaurant in san francisco where you can still order one today.
Tommy s margarita which he concocted in the 1990s at his family s san francisco mexican restaurant tommy s where bermejo is beverage manager. Lou bustamante and esther mobley san francisco chronicle tommy s margarita mix wins usa margarita of the year and gold medal for margarita cocktail mixer new york international spirits competition 2016 tommy s margarita mix earned top award in its class san francisco world spirits competition 2016. Created in circa 1987 88 by julio bermejo and named after his family s mexican restaurant and bar in san francisco the self proclaimed premier tequila bar on earth.
