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Look, tequila gets artsy fartsy!  I was just reading on Cocktail Times how 1800 Silver is teaming up with nine artists throughout the United States and Mexico to create a fashion line of tequila bottles. How cool!

I usually prefer vodka, but I’ve been learning to appreciate tequila lately… and not in that “Oh my god, what happened last night?” kind of way.  I tend to dig higher quality tequilas and preferably clear or “silver” tequilas.  I’m also more of a sipper than a shooter. My body shot days are long since over… thank god.    I’ve never had 1800 Silver, but I might give it a go for one of these bottles!

Margaritas are such a perfect summer drink, so here’s a recipe for a super-cute and very delicious-sounding version, courtesy of Cocktail Times. That needs to be tried asap!

Pink Margarita

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz reposado tequila
• 3/4 oz Monin wildberry syrup
• 3 oz sweet & sour

Garnish: pink salted rim, lime wheel and lime twist

Mix tequila, syrup and sweet & sour in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a salt rimmed margarita glass (or short glass) over ice. Garnish with lime wheel and a twist.

Happy Friday!

We get a lot of inquiries about the illustrations used on this site and in our marketing materials.  The Moxie Girls™ characters were created just for us by artist Derek Yaniger and he’s done several variations over the years for us (including a new look coming in 2009). Kathy and I are so pleased to congratulate Derek on his first book, Wildsville: The Art of Derek Yaniger (Masters of Lowbrow).

Derek has set aside 200 limited edition signed copies available only through Mister Retro.  And of course, if you’d rather pick up your copy of Wildsville on Amazon, you can do that, too!  Mister Retro also offers several of Derek’s serigraphs if you’re looking for art for your home or office. I’ve got Three Mad Cats hanging in my living room and love it!

Congratulations again to Derek on his new book. We’re proud to have his art associated with Moxie Design Studios™!