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Episode 227 - The Margarita: A Sweet Technology
This is Part II of an extensive audio essay on the history and mechanics of the Margarita cocktail. In Part I, we examined the origins of sour taste perception and tracked a number of the Margarita's precursors, including grog, the Crusta, and the Daisy.
In this installment, we explore sugar, the Margarita's chief technology, and trace it through a number of formula changes to understand how this cocktail hacks our innate biology and psychology.
To get to the heart of how the Margarita works, we need to start asking questions like:
Where does a traditional "sour" stop and a margarita begin?…
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