Julia’s Mexican Restaurant
Category: Drink Guides
What to drink with Mexican food — margaritas, tequila and mezcal, aguas frescas, and the bottled drinks you will find on a Mexican menu in Texas.
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Drink Guides
Mexican Bottled Drinks, Explained
A cola in returnable glass, a hard-bubbled mineral water, and a fruit soda. What the three bottled drinks are — and why the cane sugar story…
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Drink Guides
What Are Aguas Frescas?
Fruit, flowers or rice blended with water and a little sugar. The non-alcoholic drinks in the big glass jars, and which one to order with what.
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Drink Guides
Tequila vs Mezcal: Where the Smoke Comes From
All tequila is mezcal; almost no mezcal is tequila. One agave and steam versus dozens of agaves and an earth pit, which is the difference you…
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Drink Guides
Tequila Types Explained: Blanco, Reposado and Anejo
Silver, gold, reposado, anejo. What time in oak actually changes, why margaritas want blanco, and the label detail that matters more than the age.
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Drink Guides
What to Drink With Mexican Food
Margaritas, beer, wine, sangria and horchata: what each one suits, why acid and cold matter, and what actually helps when a dish turns out hotter than…
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Drink Guides
Frozen vs On-the-Rocks Margaritas: Which Should You Order?
Rocks keeps the tequila forward and dilutes as you drink; frozen is colder and carries fruit better. How the two differ and which suits what you…