Spicy Margarita
Ingredients
- 1 slice Red chili pepper (jalapeño/fresno chili 10,000 SHU) deseeded
- 3 sprig Coriander/Cilantro leaves optional
- 1 1⁄2 oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila
- 3⁄4 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
- 3⁄4 oz Lime juice
- 1⁄6 oz Agave syrup
- 2 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s optional
- 4 drop Difford's Margarita Bitters optional
Method
Glass:
Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Old Fashioned
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- RIM glass with Tajín seasoning (moisten outside edge with lime or orange juice and drip into Tajín).
- Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
Method:
- MUDDLE chili and coriander/cilantro in base of shaker.
- Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish:
- Garnish with lime wedge.
Review:
By the end of 2023 it was clear that the Spicy Margarita was going to be one of the big cocktails of 2024. Its popularity and origin are thanks to Soho House's Picante de la Casa, created in 2012 by Chris Ojeda of Soho House, West Hollywood as a simplification of another 'House' cocktail, the Margarita Picante from nearby Soho Beach House Miami. (Picante means 'spicy' in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian).
