In a margarita, are you supposed to taste the alcohol?

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@GargoyleWB

Do we mean taste the “alcohol” or the particular liquor variety? I don’t think I could taste alcohol as an individual element even drinking tequila straight out of the bottle. Or are we talking about masking the tequila taste instead?

This. In a good margarita I surely want the taste of tequila. Not necessarily the heat of the alcohol, but I want to taste the plant.