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1½ ounces El Jimador silver
tequila
½ ounce triple sec liqueur
2 ounces (¼ cup) sweet & sour
mix (from page 231)
2 ounces (½ cup) pureed
watermelon (seedless)
GARNISH
lime wedge
1. Put a handful of ice into a shaker.
2. Add all ingredients and shake. Pour the drink over ice in a 10-ounce margarita glass.
3. Garnish with a lime wedge on a toothpick and serve.
• MAKES 1 DRINK.
CHILI’S CALYPSO COOLER
Ever order one of those expensive specialty drinks off the shiny, full-color restaurant table-stand cards and wish you had a clone recipe? This is one of those drinks, off one of those cards. And here’s the clone recipe.
1¼ ounces Captain Morgan
spiced rum
½ ounce peach schnapps
4 ounces (½ cup) orange juice
splash Rose’s lime juice
½ ounce grenadine
GARNISH
orange wedge
maraschino cherry
1. Fill a 16-ounce glass with ice.
2. Pour all ingredients over ice in order listed. Don’t stir.
3. Garnish with an orange wedge and cherry on a toothpick. Serve with a straw.
• MAKES 1 DRINK.
CHILI’S CHAMBORD 1800 MARGARITA
Meet the drink that comes in a giant 21-ounce “schooner” glass at Chili’s. Now go find something big enough to hold it.
2½ ounces Cuervo 1800 Añejo
tequila
¾ ounce Cointreau liqueur
1 ounce Chambord liqueur
4 ounces (½ cup) sweet & sour
mix (from page 231)
splash Rose’s lime juice
GARNISH
lime wedge
1. Prepare a 21-ounce glass by salting the rim if desired. Fill the glass with ice.
2. Combine all ingredients in a shaker, shake, and pour over ice.
3. Garnish with a lime wedge on the rim and serve with a straw.
• MAKES 1 21-OUNCE DRINK.
CHILI’S JAMAICAN PARADISE
Thanks to Chili’s you can catch a Jamaica-style buzz without leaving the States.
1¼ ounces Malibu rum
½ ounce Sauza gold tequila
½ ounce Midori liqueur
½ ounce blue curaçao liqueur
2 ounces (¼ cup) sweet & sour
mix (from page 231)
splash Rose’s lime juice
GARNISH
orange wedge
maraschino cherry
1. Fill a 16-ounce mug with ice.
2. Combine all ingredients in a shaker, shake, and pour over ice.
3. Add an orange wedge and maraschino cherry on a toothpick. Serve with a straw.
• MAKES 1 DRINK.
CHILI’S CHILI’S MANDRIN BLUSH
The subtle orange flavor combines well with the cranberry juice and Sprite.The vodka combines well with you.
1½ ounces Absolut Mandrin
vodka
2 ounces (¼ cup) cranberry juice
4 ounces (½ cup) Sprite
GARNISH
orange wedge
1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker, shake, and pour into an ice-filled 16-ounce glass.
2. Garnish with an orange wedge on the rim and serve with a straw.
• MAKES 1 DRINK.
CHILI’S MARGARITA PRESIDENTE
The Margarita Presidente is Chili’s fancy designer libation made from Sauza Conmemorativo, Cointreau, and Presidente brandy. It’s served up in a salt-rimmed martini glass along with additional servings in a shaker on the side. The drink comes highly recommended by the dozens of placards and signs dangling from rafters overhead in Chili’s bar. I do concur.
This clone recipe should fill your glass around three times, and your head with many happy thoughts.
1¼ ounces Sauza
Conmemorativo tequila añejo
½ ounce Cointreau liqueur
½ ounce Presidente brandy
4 ounces (½ cup) sweet & sour
mix (from page 231)
splash Rose’s lime juice
GARNISH
lime wedge
1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with crushed ice. Shake.
2. Pour drink into an ice-filled martini glass rimmed with salt.Add a lime wedge and serve the remainder of the drink in the shaker on the side.
• SERVES 1.
CHILI’S TROPICAL SUNBURN
The rums, Cointreau, and juices create an island flavor that anyone will love. This drink is named after its tendency to leave you passed out on the beach before applying sunscreen.
1¼ ounces Captain Morgan
spiced rum
¾ ounce Myers’s dark rum
¾ ounce Cointreau liqueur
2 ounces (¼ cup) cranberry juice
2 ounces (¼ cup) pineapple juice
2 ounces (¼ cup) sweet & sour
mix (from page 231)
GARNISH