The recipe for "Tequila Boom" and the culture of consumption of a cocktail

As it happens with many alcoholic beverages, now no one will say for sure who invented the recipe of "Tequila Boom". There is a myth that supposedly in the days of the dry law one temperamental Mexican came to an American bar and asked for vodka from the agave. The clerk behind the counter was puzzled. On the one hand, the law does not command, but on the other - the explosive and unpredictable nature of the guest did not bode well in case of refusal. So the barman went to half-measures. He poured tequila into a glass, added soda and lime. Covering the glass with a stand for beer, so that the smell of alcohol did not spread through the institution, he slipped it to the visitor. The Mexican gave vent to his emotions, striking a glass on the bar. What happened was as it should have been: the gases from the soda boomed violently, producing a sharp "boom" sound.

Since then, the cocktail "Tequila Boom", the recipe of which will be reproduced below, has become very popular. At first Mexican vodka was the favorite drink of the American proletariat. But later, when the process of distillation of moonshine from agave and its purification improved, tequila became a welcome guest at glamorous parties. The secret of such popularity is quite obvious. This is an extreme simplicity of cooking: a cocktail can mix even a beginner at home. And secondly, the ritual of drinking. He just fascinates and brings to the drinking laurels of this macho.

So how is the "Tequila Boom" prepared? The recipe puts only two immutable conditions: high-quality branded Mexican vodka and a glass called "oldfest". This is a low glass with a thick bottom. It is necessary that there really is a "boom", not a "tinker" with subsequent finger injuries. All other ingredients are optional. Girls like to add a sweet orange dress, stronger heads - champagne and even beer. You can experiment with the color of the cocktail. "Coca-Cola" will make it ruby, "Fanta" - yellow, and a couple drops of liquor "Blue Curacao" - blue.

The classic recipe for "Tequila Bum" suggests pouring 50 ml of vodka from an agave into the oldfusion, add 10 ml of lime juice (just squeeze a quarter of the fruit). Beer lovers harder to add 50 ml, the rest - 75 ml of colorless pop ("Sprite" or "Tonic"). As already mentioned, it is quite canonic to replace the last component with another sweet soda. And even allowed to drop a glass of banana liquor into the glass.

On the wave of popularity of the cocktail appeared and its various modifications. So, the recipe "Tequila Boom-Boom" suggests increasing the share of alcohol by half. Drunken intoxication comes almost instantly, and leaves you as quickly. However, doctors recommend not using more than two such "boom-booms" in one evening.

But the most important thing in a cocktail is not the mixing of ingredients, but the ritual of drinking, which naturally produces not a barman, but a guest. The recipe for "Tequila Boom" has very clear rules on this matter. A glass with a drink is covered with five napkins folded together, and on top with a palm. A glass is made by several circular movements counter-clockwise, and then it strikes with force on the table top. When you hear a characteristic sound, the cocktail is ready. It is necessary to drink it to the bottom while it still hisses in the glass.