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Spicy Margarita

Margarita with heat.

Glassware
Rocks
Method
shake
Difficulty
medium

Ingredients

  • spirit

    Unaged tequila distilled from blue agave. Bright, vegetal, peppery.

  • fruit

    Mild-to-hot green chili pepper.

  • fruit

    Always fresh-squeezed. Sharper than lemon, essential to tiki and tequila drinks.

  • liqueur

    Premium triple sec with a cleaner, sharper orange flavor.

  • syrup

    Agave nectar thinned 1:1 with water.

Method

  1. Muddle jalapeño slices in shaker.

  2. Add tequila, lime, Cointreau, agave; ice.

  3. Shake 12 seconds; double-strain over fresh ice.

  4. Garnish with jalapeño slice on chili-rimmed glass.

Garnish

  • slice — Jalapeño

About this drink

Jalapeño-infused tequila, lime, triple sec, agave. Slow burn.

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