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Comment on Secret Lime Juice by Allan

Allan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:25:26 +0000

My brother-in-law, who lives in Boulder, has worked to reverse engineer the Rio margarita for years. He’s done scientific taste tests with different levels of different ingredients and has come up essentially the same recipe as above, but in slightly different proportions and the addition of water:

1 part Cuervo Gold Tequila
1 part water
1 part Juarez Triple Sec
1 part Island House lime juice
1/4 part apple juice

It’s a very yellow margarita, which might throw some people off, but it’s tart and delicious. I only regret that I can’t find Island House here in San Antonio. Need to search for local substitutes - you’d think I would be able to find them here!

Comment on Secret Lime Juice by Barry

Barry — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:21:34 +0000

Cory is close but the “Real” secret in the apple juice.

When you mix this margarita it should be a golden clear liquid not cloudy.

Equal parts-

Cuervo Gold Tequila
Island House Lime Juice
Juarez Triple Sec
Any 100% apple jucie (golden)

This is the closest you can get to the “real” Rio’s Margs., without the owner’s telling you. They and a hand full of people are the only one’s that mix up the “money” in 5 gallon buckets daily and/or weekliy.
Try this recipe you will not be disappointed.

Comment on Secret Lime Juice by Todd

Todd — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:05:38 +0000

If Duffy’s is the closest approximation of the lime juice that Rio Grand
uses, you can find it at Unionjack liquor here in Louisville.

Comment on Secret Lime Juice by How to make Rio Margaritas | TravisT

How to make Rio Margaritas | TravisT — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:38:38 +0000

[...] secret to the ingredients might be the Duffy’s lime juice, as Mike points out in his article Secret Lime Juice. On Mike’s blog he suggests a couple places one might be able to find Duffy’s, in [...]

Comment on Secret Lime Juice by Mike

Mike — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:06:18 +0000

Thanks, Cory. We’ll definitely look into Island House lime juice!

Comment on Secret Lime Juice by Cory

Cory — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:36:33 +0000

Hi All,

I too am a long time Rio margarita fanatic and had the good fortune to go to the original Rio the third day it was open (on College in ‘87 or ‘88?). Anyway, I like Mike, spent a lot of time on reverse engineering their margs. The closest I have come, and it is CLOSE is the following:

Equal parts-

Cuervo Gold Tequila
Island House Lime Juice
Juarez Triple Sec

Island House Lime Juice is available at most Colorado liquor stores and I believe it is manufactuered by Beichs (don’t have a bottle here right now to check).

Try it - they are very, very CLOSE.

Stay thirsty my friends.

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Ian Prietz — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:20:36 +0000

Thanks for the link to the Apple Quicktime Settings page.

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Mike — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:44:44 +0000

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Comment on The Whole Town Knows I’m 40 Now… by Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:47:56 +0000

Awww…what a wonderful surprise. I really wish we could have been there to help you celebrate! We instead had a very fun weekend of packing up our crap and getting stressed. But we were there in spirit! Happy 40th old man.
Nic