Elisha 1 #1 September 13, 2006 Yes, this happened....a few years ago at some Mexican place in Tiburon, CA called Guaymas. Has anyone ever heard of this? We all ordered a round of Patron Silver shots and they gave us tomato juice in those Kamikaze larger shot glasses instead of lime wedge. I was thinking, WTF? This can't have originated at this restaurant. I thought someone told me once-upon-a-time that they heard of it happening in Oaxaca. I want to settle this mystery! I tried googling Patron Silver Tomato and it didn't really help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 892 #2 September 13, 2006 VINNY!!!!! we need a tequila search light for him... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #3 September 13, 2006 QuoteVINNY!!!!! we need a tequila search light for him... Yeah, he came to mind too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #4 September 13, 2006 QuoteVINNY!!!!! we need a tequila search light for him... All you need to do is put the word Tequila in the title. Vinny will come."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
napalmboy 0 #5 September 14, 2006 Yup! When I was learning bartending, we called it "The Sangrita." Shot of tequila, shot of chilled tomato juice, add a bit of lemon juice and pepper to the tomato juice. It's supposed to be gold tequila, rather than silver, but I guess it could work either way. Also, the tomato juice really isn't a chaser; you're supposed to sip each alternatively. They actually work really well together.Well, the door was open... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #6 September 14, 2006 I was hanging in a Holiday Inn bar in WI a couple of years ago with some Kentucky iron workers and we did what they called "red rooster" shots. Line up 3 shot glasses, first sweet/sour mix, second tequila, third tomato juice-hit them one, two three. They started getting pretty good later in the night.I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #7 September 14, 2006 I can't believe there are no more responses to this. Where's Vinny??????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #8 September 14, 2006 QuoteI was hanging in a Holiday Inn bar in WI a couple of years ago with some Kentucky iron workers and we did what they called "red rooster" shots. Line up 3 shot glasses, first sweet/sour mix, second tequila, third tomato juice-hit them one, two three. They started getting pretty good later in the night. Yuck! Just reading this thread makes be wanna barf _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #9 September 14, 2006 A few years back, on a trip to Ixtapa with my girlfriends, we were in a fairly nice restaurant and ordered tequila. When we did the tequila as shots, the waiter was appalled and gave us a lecture on the proper way to drink fine tequila- which includes sipping it (instead of slamming it) and alternating with the tomato juice concoction, which he called Sangrita or something similar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #10 September 14, 2006 Ahhhhhhh! Why would anyone desecrate good tequila with tomato juice? Perhaps this is some trick to make Cuervo 1800 or other inferior tequilas palatable. Actually, Cuervo 1800 is actually good as a cooking tequila. The mere thought of anyone drinking tomato juice with Patron, Cabo Wabo, Herradura, Don Julio, Corazon, Tres Generaciones, Hussongs, Conquistador, Gran Centenario, El Jimador, or any other good tequila is just unthinkable to me. Perhaps it's good for some people, but not for me. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeannajumps 0 #11 September 14, 2006 Tomato juice sounds nasty! But not nearly as much as dill pickles. We were out of limes, but there was a big jar of dill pickles in the fridge. They're both green! It seemed like a great idea at the time, but I don't recommend it unless you want a really bad taste in your mouth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #12 September 14, 2006 [Anvil goes into cardiac arrest] Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! [cough][wheeze][cough][cough] Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhrrrrrgggghhhh! [barf][dry heave] [/cardiac arrest]Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #13 September 14, 2006 Its not JUST tomato juice- I don't know everything that's in it, but it is tomato based. And you've got it wrong- its for the GOOD sipping tequilas- not a chaser or a mixer, just something to go along with it. But hey- to each his own. In Europe, they have mayo with their fries. Sounded really gross to me until I tried it! But with the right kind of fries and a good high quality mayo? YUM! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianfry713 0 #14 September 14, 2006 Who needs a chaser, enjoy the tequila. Sometimes I chase vodka or rum with tequila. For me, the tequila's the one that will hurt later though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
algboy 0 #15 September 14, 2006 "Why would anyone desecrate good tequila with tomato juice? The mere thought of anyone drinking tomato juice with Patron, Cabo Wabo, Herradura, Don Julio, Corazon, Tres Generaciones, Hussongs, Conquistador, Gran Centenario, El Jimador, or any other good tequila is just unthinkable to me. Perhaps it's good for some people, but not for me." Damn Mexicans. Someone needs to tell them they're doing it all wrong. But, then again, I wouldn't deign to tell the Japanese how to eat sushi either. Unless you're a college kid on spring break or a clueless tourist, the "Mexican" way of enjoying a good tequila is typically with two glasses: one for the reposado tequila and the other is for the sangrita (tomato juice/clam juice/OJ/lime juice--sometimes with tabasco, pepper, salt, grenadine, worchestershire or A1 sauce). Every so often take a bite of lime. Oh yeah...and *s-l-o-w down* [That'll make it less obvious you're a gringo/tourist] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #16 September 14, 2006 Yuck. I like my tequila by itself. I will drink a margarita though, on occasion. Now I have had beer with tomato juice and enjoyed it. Tequila with tomatos. Noooooo way. By itself. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #17 September 14, 2006 QuoteYuck. I like my tequila by itself. I will drink a margarita though, on occasion. Now I have had beer with tomato juice and enjoyed it. Tequila with tomatos. Noooooo way. By itself. Yeah! Go down there and edgumucate those Mexicans! Thanks for the proper tequila treatment. I KNOW that I'm welcome to drink it sans salt/lime/whatever, but I just had to know WTF this tomato juice thing came from! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #18 September 15, 2006 http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/kgk/2000/0500/completo.html as has been mentioned before, this is apparently the authentic Mexican way to enjoy tequila. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #19 September 15, 2006 I'm American and will drink my tequila like an American (like I am right now, actually Perhaps in the interest of culture, I might try it if in Mexico. Otherwise - to hell with that. Yuck. That is a pretty cool link though. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beer 0 #20 September 15, 2006 I've had it before, but I thought it was Sangrit ( with the accent thingie on the "i"). It is tomato juice based like someone else said. Very good with a quality tequila. Excelent with Tres Generaciones. Any tequila not wort sipping isn't worth drinking. Not that I haven't consumed half a dozen double shots of quervo in a row. Learn to be happy. You can't be there for anybody else in life if you can't learn to be there for yourself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #21 September 15, 2006 Oh I agree. I'm sipping some Herradura right now. I still dunno if I'm going to try that. I like my tequila straight. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 892 #22 September 15, 2006 Quotewill drink my tequila like an American meaning any fucking way we want to!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beer 0 #23 September 15, 2006 mmmmm.... tequila http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Skyjeeper/brewing%20stuff/IMG_0399.jpg Learn to be happy. You can't be there for anybody else in life if you can't learn to be there for yourself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #24 September 15, 2006 this thread should be locked just for that. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #25 September 15, 2006 I'm drinking it out of a glass right now! I need a refill mechanism for that pistol though...that is the coolest tequila bottle I've ever had! Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
