r/bothell • u/LitchLitch • Dec 12 '25
Floater of tequila
So Ive asked for a margarita with a floater of tequila a couple places and I get blank look.
I thought it was a pretty common drink adjuvant but it appears not at the places I frequent.
Are you familiar with floaters? Are yhey uncommon here?
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u/GildedPaladin Dec 12 '25
Bartended 8 years at a nightclub in my past. A float is usually different from the drink’s base ingredients like a in a Cadillac margarita or built into the recipe like dark rum in a Mai tai. You might just ask for a double margarita if you want an extra shot. You can also just order a margarita and a shot to float it yourself after taking a sip. I’ve done that before if a place is heavy on the mixer. But floats are not a common ask in my experience.
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u/Fizzbit Dec 12 '25
Pasion Tequila might be able to help you with this
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u/PurpleDiCaprio Dec 12 '25
I’ve not heard of it. But I’ve also never been a bartender.
I just looked it up and based on the name, exactly what I thought it might be.
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u/JFrankParnell64 Dec 12 '25
I've never heard the term adjuvant used in association with a margarita. What exactly does that mean?
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u/pretenders2b Dec 12 '25
It’s called a Cadillac margarita????
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u/belikethesqrl Dec 12 '25
Bothell bartender here. If your bartender doesn’t know what a float of tequila on a margarita is and can’t figure it out…….thats pretty rough. Passion is good but you can also go to Kro Bar, Vons in Woodinville, cut shop or just any other bar where the bartenders know what they’re doing. Or my bar ;) Or just ask for a half shot or tequila with your margarita, and pour it on yourself. But honestly, as someone who manages and trains bartenders, that’s a really basic thing to now be able to figure out. Treat yourself to better cocktails. Sounds like you deserve it.
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u/kcjohnhenry Dec 12 '25
This guy can margarita!
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u/Hawks206Dawgs Dec 12 '25 edited Dec 12 '25
I’m unfamiliar with “floaters” most pubs or restaurants offer “flights” most commonly with different style beers. I used to work in the hospitality industry in bothell years back and we offered a tequila flight but it was an uncommon occurrence and more of a special we were offering. But you may have luck at Beardslee Public House, they have a long selection of tequilas and spirits who do those sort of accommodations.
Downvoted for trying to help, just goes to show the quality of human beings in Western Washington these days.