Rum 'Rita? Hmmmmm ....

[Fast Moving Ångel]

This from the Sunday Times (England)'s U.S. page:

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Make mine a rum rita

Desperate times require desperate measures. A global
shortage of tequila has forced its price up so high that
Manhattan barmen have been forced to devise alternative
cocktails to satisfy New Yorkers' insatiable thirst for margaritas.

To the horror of tequilaphiles, rum and whiskey ritas accompany
the burritos and salsa at many of the city's Mexican eateries.
For purists, it is as bad as passing off mushy peas as
guacamole.

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I sorta thought a rum 'rita was called a daiquiri. And haven't they
been around longer than margaritas?

FMÅ
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[bighat]

We raised the margarita prices four months ago. Now no one orders a second
round, just a double on the first.

As for the guacamole, it degrades to pulpamole around 8:30 every night. Not
peas but almost as bad.

bighat
"cause I love Cajun martinis and playin'"