Margaret Lo on the Rocks

It is easy to find similarities among the flavors of tropical countries, regardless of what part of the planet they come from. This adult beverage was named for my sister Margaret, who lives in Southeast Asia, and it was the most popular drink at bar Q, my Asian barbecue restaurant on Bleecker Street that, tragically, closed within a year of opening. Aptly, Margaret’s namesake is a classic margarita with a Southeast Asian twist (pun intended) or two—the addition of fragrant, floral kaffir l