-- First, you're getting less alcohol. More alcohol would cause the margarita to melt faster, and bars and restaurants are going to be stingy about their alcohol anyway, so you're going to get shorted when you order a frozen margarita. Secondly, you look like a n00b . More specifically, you look like a teenage girl who thinks she's a badass because she ordered a virgin daiquiri at Applebees when her parents weren't there. Frozen drinks by design are for the ladies, and if you're a guy drinking a frozen margarita in the middle of a room of other guys pounding shots of tequila, well then you win the Guy Most Likely to Always Be "Just a Friend" award. Welcome to a lifetime of loneliness! Patron is Not the End-All Be-All of Tequila -- Not to say that it's a horrible tequila, far from it, but it's just not the only tequila out there. You impress absolutely nobody by ordering shots of Patron . Everybody orders shots of Patron. You are not a special and unique snowflake. If you want to show off a little (not to mention drink some primo tequila) try ordering Don Julio or Milagro or Herradura . Though make sure to stick to the blanco or maybe aejo, because... Not Every Tequila is Meant to be Shot -- Just like high-quality scotch or cognac, many tequilas are meant to be sipping tequilas. Any tequila labeled as " Reposado " means that it's been aged, and it's meant