Purista Margarita From Gracias Madre
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Test Kitchen-Approved
Photo by Gracias Madre
- Serves
- 2 cocktails
- Prep Time
- 10 Minutes
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Ingredients
Chile Salt & Agave Syrup
- 1/2 cup Himalayan salt
- 2 teaspoon chipotle powder
- 2/3 cup agave nectar
- 1/3 cup boiling water
Cocktails
- 4 ounce blanco tequila or mezcal
- 4 dash orange bitters
- 2 ounce fresh lime juice
- 3/4 ounce agave syrup
- Chile salt
- Lime peel or jalapeño slice, for the rim
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Purista Margarita From Gracias Madre
Directions
- Step 1
Make the chile salt: In a small jar, add the salt and chipotle powder. Store covered for up to 1 month.
- Step 2
Make the agave syrup: In a medium jar, add the agave and water and stir until the agave has dissolved into the water. Cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
- Step 3
Make the cocktails: In a cocktail shaker with ice, add the tequila, bitters, lime juice, and 3/4 ounce of the agave syrup. Shake well. Dip two rocks glasses in the chile salt and add ice. Strain the tequila mixture over the ice and garnish with a lime peel or jalapeño.