Posts by Marcel Brown
Taste Testing Añejo Tequilas (Cazul 100, Don Julio, Camarena, Los Rijos)
In this episode, your host Marcel Brown, The Madman of Margaritas, along with his lady and Tequila drinker-in-training Jennie Bellinger, taste test 4 Añejo Tequilas: Cazul 100, Don Julio, Camarena and Los Rijos. The recordings were taken from videos the pair has done that are featured on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
About Marcel Brown
By day, known as the Most Trusted Name in Technology, Marcel is a nationally recognized technology expert with nearly 30 years of professional experience. Marcel has been featured on multiple national TV and radio appearances, quoted for numerous published articles, and his blogs have received national attention.
By night (or afternoon), Marcel is the Madman of Margaritas, having written over 200 blog articles over more than 10 years on his original Margarita blog, “The Best Margarita in Town – One Man’s Quest to Find the Ultimate Margarita”. Now rebranded as Marcel’s Margarita Madness, Marcel has added this Podcast and will continue his journey of finding what makes the Ultimate Margaritas by taste testing recipes from around the Internet, taste testing and learning about different Tequilas. Plus he will interview bartenders, other margarita and tequila enthusiasts, as well as people in the industry.
Connect with Marcel Brown:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcelbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcelsMargaritaMadness
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbrown/
Website: https://marcelsmargaritamadness.com
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcelbrown22
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcelbrown22/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarcelBrownTech
Tequila Tastings on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTGb3BZ_qu4j4hW_Wo3q9RdxQt28X_wj7
About Jennie Bellinger:
Jennie Bellinger is a Certified Professional Coach and the host of the Badass Direct Sales Mastery Podcast, ranked as the top direct sales podcast in the world. She works with badass direct sales moms who are ready to double their monthly income. An entrepreneur since 2010, she understands the desire to contribute to your family’s future and be present with them in the here and now, and how difficult balancing those two priorities can be. So Jennie has learned the hard way (while building two separate businesses, raising two kids, and navigating a divorce) to fulfill that need to contribute and be there for her children.
Jennie is also known as The Direct Sales Domme. Luckily, as a Certified Professional Coach, her methods are very effective, not painful.
Connect with Jennie Bellinger:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/badassdirectsalesmastery
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/badassdirectsalesmastery/
Website: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com
The Badass Direct Sales Mastery Podcast: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/bdsm-podcast/
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Taste Testing Reposado Tequilas (3 Amigos, Camarena, Milagro, Patrón)
In this episode, your host Marcel Brown, The Madman of Margaritas, along with his lady and Tequila drinker-in-training Jennie Bellinger, taste test 4 Reposado Tequilas: 3 Amigos, Camarena, Milagro, and Patrón. The recordings were taken from videos the pair has done that are featured on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
About Marcel Brown
By day, known as the Most Trusted Name in Technology, Marcel is a nationally recognized technology expert with nearly 30 years of professional experience. Marcel has been featured on multiple national TV and radio appearances, quoted for numerous published articles, and his blogs have received national attention.
By night (or afternoon), Marcel is the Madman of Margaritas, having written over 200 blog articles over more than 10 years on his original Margarita blog, “The Best Margarita in Town – One Man’s Quest to Find the Ultimate Margarita”. Now rebranded as Marcel’s Margarita Madness, Marcel has added this Podcast and will continue his journey of finding what makes the Ultimate Margaritas by taste testing recipes from around the Internet, taste testing and learning about different Tequilas. Plus he will interview bartenders, other margarita and tequila enthusiasts, as well as people in the industry.
Connect with Marcel Brown:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcelbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcelsMargaritaMadness
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbrown/
Website: https://marcelsmargaritamadness.com
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcelbrown22
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcelbrown22/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarcelBrownTech
Tequila Tastings on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTGb3BZ_qu4j4hW_Wo3q9RdxQt28X_wj7
About Jennie Bellinger:
Jennie Bellinger is a Certified Professional Coach and the host of the Badass Direct Sales Mastery Podcast, ranked as the top direct sales podcast in the world. She works with badass direct sales moms who are ready to double their monthly income. An entrepreneur since 2010, she understands the desire to contribute to your family’s future and be present with them in the here and now, and how difficult balancing those two priorities can be. So Jennie has learned the hard way (while building two separate businesses, raising two kids, and navigating a divorce) to fulfill that need to contribute and be there for her children.
Jennie is also known as The Direct Sales Domme. Luckily, as a Certified Professional Coach, her methods are very effective, not painful.
Connect with Jennie Bellinger:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/badassdirectsalesmastery
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/badassdirectsalesmastery/
Website: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com
The Badass Direct Sales Mastery Podcast: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/bdsm-podcast/
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Taste Testing Blanco Tequilas (El Padrino, Cazul 100, Don Roberto, Señor Rio)
In this episode, your host Marcel Brown, The Madman of Margaritas, along with his lady and Tequila drinker-in-training Jennie Bellinger, taste test 4 blanco Tequilas: El Padrino, Cazul 100, Don Roberto, and Señor Rio. The recordings were taken from videos the pair has done that are featured on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
About Marcel Brown
By day, known as the Most Trusted Name in Technology, Marcel is a nationally recognized technology expert with nearly 30 years of professional experience. Marcel has been featured on multiple national TV and radio appearances, quoted for numerous published articles, and his blogs have received national attention.
By night (or afternoon), Marcel is the Madman of Margaritas, having written over 200 blog articles over more than 10 years on his original Margarita blog, “The Best Margarita in Town – One Man’s Quest to Find the Ultimate Margarita”. Now rebranded as Marcel’s Margarita Madness, Marcel has added this Podcast and will continue his journey of finding what makes the Ultimate Margaritas by taste testing recipes from around the Internet, taste testing and learning about different Tequilas. Plus he will interview bartenders, other margarita and tequila enthusiasts, as well as people in the industry.
Connect with Marcel Brown:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcelbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcelsMargaritaMadness
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbrown/
Website: https://marcelsmargaritamadness.com
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcelbrown22
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcelbrown22/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarcelBrownTech
Tequila Tastings on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTGb3BZ_qu4j4hW_Wo3q9RdxQt28X_wj7
About Jennie Bellinger:
Jennie Bellinger is a Certified Professional Coach and the host of the Badass Direct Sales Mastery Podcast, ranked as the top direct sales podcast in the world. She works with badass direct sales moms who are ready to double their monthly income. An entrepreneur since 2010, she understands the desire to contribute to your family’s future and be present with them in the here and now, and how difficult balancing those two priorities can be. So Jennie has learned the hard way (while building two separate businesses, raising two kids, and navigating a divorce) to fulfill that need to contribute and be there for her children.
Jennie is also known as The Direct Sales Domme. Luckily, as a Certified Professional Coach, her methods are very effective, not painful.
Connect with Jennie Bellinger:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/badassdirectsalesmastery
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/badassdirectsalesmastery/
Website: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com
The Badass Direct Sales Mastery Podcast: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/bdsm-podcast/
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3 Amigos Reposado Tequila Tasting
El Padrino Blanco Tequila Tasting
Canyon Cafe Revisited – St. Louis, MO
Top Shelf Traditional Margarita
For whatever reason, it had been WAY too long since I last visited Canyon Cafe in St. Louis. Technically located in the town of Frontenac, I had an opportunity to visit with my lady and a friend so I jumped at the chance.
First off, the food was as good or better than I remembered. I mean like seriously top notch quality. The flavors were so amazing I was simply was in food heaven. So if you have the chance to go to Canyon Cafe, make sure you go! But enough about food, let’s talk Margaritas!
I saw a sign for their “Top Shelf Traditional” Margarita which they claimed was the best in St. Louis. Of course, this was the Margarita I was going to try first. According to their menu, they went to the “pickiest Margarita person they knew” and had her create her perfect Margarita. The ingredients listed were fresh limes, Grand Mariner, Sauza Tequila, salt only on the outside of the rim, and hand shaken. I was totally on board with all the ingredients, although as always, wary of the Grand Marnier. I’ve had mostly bad experiences with Grand Mariner in Margaritas but enough good ones to be hopeful. Luckily for me, the Margarita was definitely very good! It had excellent lime flavor and good Tequila flavor. The Grand Mariner was blended in very well with just a light sweetness that was spot on. Was this the best Margarita in St. Louis? I’m not quite sure. I mean it was one of the best I have had in a long time, but for me it missed that “wow” factor that separates the best from the rest. I’m willing to give it an 8.5 but not quite a 9 or higher. I will definitely come back and try again to see if I can get a “wow” from the drink. But otherwise, I would say if you want one of the best Margaritas in St. Louis, you can’t go wrong with the Top Shelf Traditional at Canyon Cafe.
Now I wasn’t done with Margaritas at Canyon Cafe this day. I ordered a pitcher of their Grand Canyon Margarita, which I had tasted a few times previously. While I had very much enjoyed this Margarita previously, this time I was not impressed. Made with cranberry, lime juice, orange juice, and prickly pear cactus juice, it did have a very good flavor but the sweetness was almost off the chart. And I was not alone. My lunch buddies also agreed that the drink was almost too sweet. In fact one added water to tone down the sweetness of it. I’m not sure if we just got a pitcher that had too much sugar added, but if this is the way the Grand Canyon Margarita is being made now, it is much more of a super sweet fruity drink than an actual Margarita. I can’t honestly even rate this as a Margarita this time. Tasty for sure, but way too sweet and I would not recognize it as a Margarita if tasting blind.
Still, all that being said, get yourself to Canyon Cafe ASAP! The food is so good and their Top Shelf Traditional Margarita is so good. Plus they have many other Margarita options to try. I’ll definitely be back to try some more!
Marcel Talks Mexican Restaurants and How to Get Good Margaritas Anywhere
In this episode, your host Marcel Brown, The Madman of Margaritas talks about Margaritas at Mexican restaurants and tips on how to get the best Margarita anywhere you go.
About Marcel Brown
By day, known as the Most Trusted Name in Technology, Marcel is a nationally recognized technology expert with nearly 30 years of professional experience. Marcel has been featured on multiple national TV and radio appearances, quoted for numerous published articles, and his blogs have received national attention.
By night (or afternoon), Marcel is the Madman of Margaritas, having written nearly 200 blog articles over the span of 10 years on his original Margarita blog, “The Best Margarita in Town – One Man’s Quest to Find the Ultimate Margarita”. Now rebranded as Marcel’s Margarita Madness, Marcel has added this Podcast and will continue his journey of finding what makes the Ultimate Margaritas by taste testing recipes from around the internet, interviewing bartenders, margarita and tequila enthusiasts, as well as those in the industry.
Connect with Marcel Brown:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcelbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcelsMargaritaMadness
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbrown/
Website: https://marcelsmargaritamadness.com
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Peel Wood Fired Pizza – O’Fallon, IL
I have had the Margarita at Peel Wood Fired Pizza in O’Fallon, IL many times. And for some reason, I never actually wrote up a review previously! It had been awhile since I had been to Peel in O’Fallon but interestingly within the span of less than two weeks, I found myself meeting a friend and then later having a dinner with my lady and a friend at Peel. And of course I had a Margarita both times.
Previously, I had thought that the Margarita at Peel was one of the best around. Curiously, the two I had over the course of these couple of weeks didn’t seem to be as good as I had remembered. And it hadn’t been that long since I last had a Margarita at a Peel location (the last time in Edwardsville, IL). So perhaps they have changed their recipe or maybe my palate has changed. Don’t get me wrong, it was still a very good Margarita but something was just slightly off from the excellent Margarita I had been enjoying for many years. It was still tasty and well-balanced, but these two Margaritas I had from two different bartenders just didn’t “wow” me as they had done in the past. So instead of a 9 as I had previously thought of them, I would rate the two Margaritas I had at Peel these couple of times an 8.5. Again still a very good Margarita but just not to the level I had before.
Herbie’s Revisited – Clayton, MO
The “Tex-Mex Scramble” at Herbie’s in Clayton, MO. You’ll need to ask for it special since it is not on their menu and I “created” it on the spot!
Herbie’s in Clayton, MO has become one of my favorite places in the St. Louis area. My lady and I arrived early to dinner with friends at Herbie’s. So we sat at the bar to wait and while there we decided to have some drinks. I noticed a drink on the bar menu called a Texas Scramble that had ingredients of Tito’s Vodka, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, and rosé bubbles. Since it had lime juice I wondered what it would be like with Tequila replacing the vodka. So I asked if they could make the modification and they agreed! Since it was originally named a Texas Scramble, I named my Tequila modified version the “Tex-Mex Scramble”.
Overall, it was a nice drink. Definitely a different take on a Tequila cocktail. However I would say that it probably would have been better with a sweeter rosé or additional simple syrup. But given that I simply asked for a replacement of the liquor, I can’t complain that the modified drink wasn’t exactly as I would have liked. Kudos to Herbie’s bar staff for indulging me.
The Cadillac Margarite. No, that is not misspelled.
When our friends arrived and we sat down for dinner, I decided to try a Margarita. Listed on their menu was a Cadillac Margarite … and not that is not a misspelling. Made with El Mayor Reposado Tequila, Grand Mariner, fresh lime juice, and Agave Syrup, I was very excited to try, although wary of the Grand Marnier. As it turned out, this Margarita had a good base flavor but it had a bitterness on the front and on the finish. I believe they went too heavy on the Grand Marnier unfortunately. So I can only give the Cadillac “Margarite” I had this night a 7.
Tania Brown Interview
Your host Marcel Brown interviews a professional bartender, mixologist, and beer sommelier in training with about a decade of experience in the industry – and it just so happens to be his sister Tania Brown! The Browns talk about a variety of Margarita and Tequila topics including where Tania got her Margarita recipe, the story of how the Margarita was created, the history of Mezcal and Tequila, Pulque, Sotol, and the old legend of the “worm in the bottle”
About Marcel Brown
By day, known as the Most Trusted Name in Technology, Marcel is a nationally recognized technology expert with nearly 30 years of professional experience. Marcel has been featured on multiple national TV and radio appearances, quoted for numerous published articles, and his blogs have received national attention.
By night (or afternoon), Marcel is the Madman of Margaritas, having written nearly 200 blog articles over the span of 10 years on his original Margarita blog, “The Best Margarita in Town – One Man’s Quest to Find the Ultimate Margarita”. Now rebranded as Marcel’s Margarita Madness, Marcel has added this Podcast and will continue his journey of finding what makes the Ultimate Margaritas by taste testing recipes from around the internet, interviewing bartenders, margarita and tequila enthusiasts, as well as those in the industry.
Connect with Marcel Brown:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcelbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcelsMargaritaMadness
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbrown/
Website: https://marcelsmargaritamadness.com
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