First pours are in
Notes on the all-time favorite, Don Julio 1942, and an easygoing crowd-pleaser, Casamigos Blanco. More to come, one slow sip at a time.
Joey Margarita
Unhurried. Well salted. Enjoying every minute.
Joey Margarita isn’t just a guy. It’s a lifestyle: salt air, sandy feet, a fly line on calm water and nowhere to be. Here you’ll find recipes, honest tequila notes and a standing invitation to slow down.
Get the recipes Read the notesHow the name happened
At a buddy’s party, I reached for the chips and sent his freshly made margarita flying across the patio: ice, salt and lime everywhere. By the end of the night I had a new name, and it stuck.
You don’t always get to pick your nickname. Sometimes it picks you, and it smells a little like lime.
Things people say about Joey Margarita
- Fish don’t take his fly. They accept his invitation.
- At 60 feet down, his breathing is calmer than most people’s naps.
- He doesn’t rush a margarita. The margarita waits for him.
- The tide checks his schedule before it goes out.
Life on the water
The margarita is the reward. The day is the point. Most good days here start early, on or under the water, and end with the sunset.
🤿 Scuba diving
Slow breaths, slow fins. The calmest place on earth is 40 feet down, watching a reef do its thing.
🎣 Fly fishing
Flats, mangroves and a lot of patience. Catching is optional. Casting is meditation.
🏄 Paddleboarding
Glass-calm mornings, standing on the water, with the occasional dolphin escort.
🛶 Kayaking
Back bays and quiet creeks, the places you can only get to by paddle.
Water first, margaritas after. Never mix diving, boating or paddling with drinking.
From the notebook
A few things worth knowing before the first pour.
What makes a great margarita
- 100% agave tequila. Always.
- Fresh lime, squeezed the same day.
- Balance: tart first, a touch of sweet, never syrupy.
- A hard shake and fresh ice in the glass.
Bar margarita red flags
- Neon-green sour mix from a gun.
- “Tequila” with no agave on the label.
- Served in a glass the size of a kayak.
- Nobody behind the bar has touched a lime all night.
The classic, done right
Fresh lime, good blanco tequila and orange liqueur. Start here before you get fancy.