For weeks, I have attempted to drink an El Dinero without having to pay for it.  I love all things tequila, but I could never see myself paying $100 for a single drink.  When the drink was first discussed on cVillain, many of us said it would be much smarter to drink the ingredients separately, but I wanted to know exactly what the combination tasted like.  Friday night, I accomplished this goal.  I have to say it was the most delicious drink I have tasted in my entire life (except for the echo).  As we are all well aware, the El Dinero is a margarita made of Cuervo Reserva de la Familia, Gran Marnier 150, Fresh lime and sea foam. These ingredients combine to create a drink that is simultaneously sweet, delicious, and deserving of a spot in tequila heaven.

One might wonder how a person such as myself might end up with a free drink that has a $100 price tag.  Let me tell you my story…

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Yes, Charlottesville is now in the big leauges.  Not only do we have a ridiculous music and arts scene, but we now have the token expensive drink.  Ventana, Charlottesville’s newest hip Mexican restaurant (at Kiki’s former resting spot) has a very expensive (possibly the most expensive in all of cville) item on its drink menu (as written on their menu):

el Dinero ($100 pony up, cheapskate!)

 Cuervo reserva de la Familia, Gran Marnier 150, Fresh lime, sea foam

Jose Cuervo reserva de la Familia is a limited 200th anniversary tequila that retails for between $60 and $100 per bottle.  It is a combination of 3,10 and 30 year aged tequilas/agaves.  Avenue Vine describes it as:

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