![]() Guess which one I like better?Īgain, there is a bitter aftertaste (yuck!) and I missed the taste of fresh lime juice. I make my own version of a lighter margarita and it sets me back about 158 calories. The Skinnygirl margarita is made with blue agave silver tequila, triple sec, natural flavors and caramel color and will set you back 124 calories for a 5 ounce serving. I happen to really love margaritas (maybe a bit too much). I think they might be using stevia to help keep the calories down (as well as adding less alcohol). It had a bitter aftertaste that I couldn’t get rid of. ![]() I have had my share of Cosmos and this did not compare. How did it taste? I can tell you that I didn’t like it AT ALL. This drink has less alcohol (and sugar) than the regular version. A regular cosmo would probably set you back about 212 calories so the Skinnygirl is keeping you skinny. That means a drink in my glass is 113 calories – which is pretty low for a cocktail of this type. The Skinnygirl Cosmo is made with vodka, triple sec and natural flavors and says it is 34 calories for 1.5 ounces. My cocktail glass (see below) holds about 5 ounces. Wine is on average between 8-14% alcohol so think of it as like buying a bottle of wine. The bottle set me back $13 and the drink is almost 10% alcohol. Did you even know there was such a thing as white cranberry juice? It exists!! The white berries are picked a few weeks earlier than the red ones. Right away, I was concerned with the white cranberry Cosmo because it lacked the lovely pink color that I associate with a regular Cosmo. This time, I thought I would take a look at the Skinnygirl White Cranberry Cosmopolitan and the Skinnygirl Margarita and see if they were a good idea for those of us who love a cocktail but hate the calories. A couple of years ago, I wrote a Skinnygirl red wine review in which I advocated for not drinking the stuff. It’ll get finished in no time.I have been following the Skinnygirl alcohol for a while. ![]() (Pro tip: increase the proportions and start out with a full pitcher. Pour over rocks into a large utility glass, rim salt optional. The Ingredients:Ĭombine all the ingredients in a shaker full of crushed ice and shake vigorously, letting enough water join the mix to help reduce tartness. The recipe is pretty simple, though adding a dash of orange bitters can also help deepen the brightness of lemon and lime juice. We found that using Madre’s Espadin Y Cuishe varietal-not too smoky but at 45% ABV, nice and bitey-might be able to lure potential victims into the (by now well-established) mezcal craze without overwhelming smoke on the first sip. ![]() But just like the differences even between Scotches from the same distillery-or possibly even more-mezcal’s wide range of growing regions, cactus varietals, and distilling methods make for a seriously complex landscape from which to choose the perfect base for the perfect Skinny Mezcal Margarita. “It’s too smoky, like Scotch,” they complain, not realizing that those complex notes are exactly what attract more mature palates. Plus, the more complex flavors of mezcal-which results from being baked underground for a few days, as compared to tequila, which is made by steaming agave-help to reduce the sometimes overwhelming tartness of pure citrus without the sugar.įor some drinkers, though, mezcal still holds a stigma. On the other hand, ordering a Skinny Mezcal Margarita sounds like you don’t want any Cointreau or sugary goop contaminating the beautiful essence of delicious mezcal. Cutting the simple syrup or agave nectar from a Margarita does help to keep the sugar-and therefore the potential for a hangover-at a lower level, though most Skinny Margs purchased at bars get drunk by annoying humans who also consume copious amounts of Diet Coke. Every bartender quietly chuckles inside whenever a customer orders a Skinny Margarita, a pretentious drink that’s become akin to a $13 Moon Juice or vegetarian lasagna.
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