Sangrita

Drinking well can be such a bother. I like a strong drink now and again but I also like to linger over a drink and not get too drunk.  On my last trip to Mexico I discovered how great a shot and a sangrita can be. The shot is invariably tequila and the sangrita is a chaser that can be a spicy tomato mixture or a sweet and spicy citrus drink. There seems to be as many versions as there are bars. I liked almost all of them except for the commercial version which was cloying in its sweetness.

I've never made it, and obviously that's the next step. If you have a recipe I should try, please pass it on and I'll do the same.

Comments

[lark]

Though I don't have a Sangrita recipe, I just want to say that after years of trying out refried bean recipes, yours is the first one that actually tasted like the beans I know from my years of growing up in California.

Thank you for posting such a simple, marvelous recipe.

[Gregg Robinson]

I enjoy a short glass of tequila with a tomato juice chaser, like picante clamato, kind of sweet or some other spicy tomato juice. I had this served to me for the time at a hotel bar in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico a year ago.