Tequila Bar & Mexican Restaurant Tequila Mockingbird in New Canaan is open for dinner daily.

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Tequila Bar & Mexican Restaurant

6 Forest Street

New Canaan Ct. 06840

Telephone: 203-966-2222

Fax: 203-966-8343

Dinner Menu and Tequilas

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WHAT IS TEQUILA AND HOW IS IT MADE?

It is a liquor distilled from the heart of a blue agave plant. It can only be produced in Mexico. Ordinary tequila (well tequilas) must be made with at least 51% blue agave juices and may be exported in bulk to be bottled in other countries. The quality tequilas are made from 100% blue agave juices and must be bottled at the distillery in Mexico.
The process of making tequila begins when a blue agave plant is ripe, generally around 12 years after it is planted. The leaves are chopped away by the "Jimador" who must assess when the plant is ripe. The core of the plant, or the "pina" weighs on an average of 40 to 80 pounds. the pinas are taken to the distillery where they are chopped up and roasted. The starches turn to sugar as the pinas are roasted. They are shredded or crushed to produce their juices, which are put into the vats, and yeast is added to aid in the fermentation process. The yeast acts upon the sugars of the plant converting them into alcohol. They are distilled twice, and the second produces the clear liquid we call TEQUILA.

MARGARITA ORIGINAL $8.50
ABOUT OUR "MARGARITA ORIGINAL"

The origins of margaritas have been written about extensively, and they all come down to one thing... no one knows for sure. Most lore says the drink was either invented in Tijuana by Danny Herrera in the late Thirties, in Ciudad Juarez by Pancho Morales in 1942, in Acapulco by Texan Margarita Sames in 1948, or in Puebla by Danny Negrete in 1936. The original margarita was far more potent than the average "house" margarita is now. The original follows a recipe of 1 part fresh lime juice, 2 parts Citronage (Mexico's version of Cointreau) and 4 parts Cuervo Tradicional 100% Agave Silver tequila, putting a Reposado or Anejo tequila in a margarita is analogous to using tenderloin for hamburger. Orange liqueur and lime juice destroy the mellow flavors of Reposado and Anejo tequilas. Margaritas need bright, clean fresh silver tequilas.
You may order an "original style" margarita amde with any of the Tequilas or Mezcals on our list for an additional $2 above their shot price.

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1800 Reposado 7. Anejo 7.50 AGUILA Reposado 9. CABO WABO Silver 7. Reposado 8.50 Anejo 9.50 CANTERA Anejo 7.50 CASA REAL Silver 7.50 Reposado 8. CASTA Reposado 9.50 Anejo 9.50 Azul 14. CAZADORES Reposado 9. CHINACO Blanco 7.50 Reposado 8. Anejo 9. CORAZON Blanco 8. Reposado 8.50 Anejo 10. CORRALEJO Silver 6.50 Reposado 7.50 Triple Distilled Reposado 8.50 Anejo 9.	CUERVO Reserva Familia 15. Tradicional 7.50 Gold 6.50 Silver 6.50 DEL DUENO Anejo 9. DON ALEJO Blanco 12. DON EDUARDO Silver 9. Anejo 9. DON JULIO Silver 7.50 Reposado 8. Anejo 8.50 EL JIMADOR Blanco 7.50 Reposado 7.50 Anejo 20. EL MARIACHI Reposado 9. EL TESORO Paradisio 17 Silver 7.50 Reposado 8. Anejo 9. EPSOLON Silver 8. Reposado 8.50 Anejo 9. GRAN CENTENARIO Plain 8. Reposado 8.50 Anejo 9.	HACIENDA DEL CRISTERO Silver 8.50 HERENCIA DE PLATA Anejo 9. Reposado 8.50 Blanco 8.50 HERRADURA Selecion Suprema 50. Antigue 9. Silver 7.50 Reposado 8. Anejo 8.50 HUSSONGS Reposado 6.50 LAPIS Reposado 9.50 LAS TRANCAS Reposado 8. PATRON Mico Silver 7. Silver 8. Reposado 8.50 Anejo 9. PENJAMO Reposado 8.50 PURASANGRE Silver 8. Reposado 9. Anejo 10. RIO DE PLATA Anejo 10. SAUZA Triada 9. Galardon 7.50 Tres Generaciones 8.50 Conmemorativo 6.50 Hornitos 6.50	VIUDA DE ROMERO Anejo 7.50 ZAFARRANCHO Silver 7.50 Reposado 7.50. Anejo 8. DEL MAESTRO MEZCAL Anejo Reserva 9. DEL MAGUEY MEZCAL San Luis Del Rio 10. Chichicapa 10. Santo Domingo 10. Minero 10. Ceremal de Mezcal 10. Tobala 14. Pechuga 20. DON AMADO MEZCAL Anejo 8.50 DOS GUSANOS MEZCAL Gold 5.50 ORO DE OAXACA MEZCAL Reposado 7.50 SCORPION MEZCAL Silver 8. Reposado 8. Anejo 9.

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