Post #344075 by telescopes on Thu, Nov 15, 2007 11:34 AM

For great margarita's, I use 1 pt key lime juice to 1/4 pt. simple syrup. I am not sure how it would work in an exotic, but it really tricks up the margarita. Since you can use less of the "mix" in your drink, i.e. instead of 3 oz of margarita mix, I use 1 ounce lime juice with 1/4 oz simple syrup, it's important to shake like hell in order to melt the ice and achieve enough liquid volume for your drink. I wouldn't suggest a 1:1 ratio when substituting fresh sweet and sour with store bought.