Charred Citrus and JalapeƱo Margarita
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Updated Oct 10, 2019
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I am all about spicy and smoky drinks and this drink is smoky but at the same time very refreshing.
The rim on this cocktail is a mixture of sugar and salt, making this cocktail a flavor explosion of sweet, salty, tangy, with spicy notes.
With summer here, I love a freshly squeezed margarita and this simple margarita with Exotico reposado tequila and orange liqueur combined with charred lime, jalapeƱo, and clementine juice is a match made in cocktail heaven.
The charring of the citrus brings out some of the sweetness in the lime and it also gives it some smoky flavors, which work really well with the reposado tequila and highlights the smoky notes in the tequila naturally, giving this cocktail a nice balance.
Exotico reposado tequila has hints of spices, with a finish of oak and pairs perfectly with all the smoky flavors in this cocktail.
Photography by Jenna Sparks
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Charred Citrus and JalapeƱo Margarita
Ingredients
- slices of limes and clementines, optional garnish
- 1 lime, halved
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- Ā½ jalapeno, seeded
- 4 ounces reposado tequila
- 2 ounces orange liqueur
- 1 lime juice, juiced
- 1 clementine, juiced
Instructions
- On a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, arrange slices of limes and clementines and sprinkle them with sugar and broil them just until sugar crystalizes and the slices are charred.
- On a grill pan, char the lime halves until lightly charred.
- In a shallow dish, combine salt and sugar. Moisten two cocktail glasses with a lime and rim the glasses with the salt-sugar mixture. Fill glasses with ice and set aside.
- Muddle charred lime and jalapeƱo in a cocktail shaker.
- Add tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, and clementine juice and fill with ice. Shake cocktail shaker until frosted.
- Strain drink into prepared glasses and garnish with broiled lime and clementine slices, if using.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
PLEASE RESPOND ASAP as i am itching to make, drink & enjoy this Margarita ASAP
Chica, I have question the recipe ingredients list nectarines but the photoās show what appear to be tangerines and the recipe itself refers to a citrus margarita PLEASE clarifyĀ
Tangerines, Clementines, and Mandarins, not to mention ācutiesā and āsweetiesā are all pretty interchangeable. Feel free to pick your favorite!Ā
Ah, roasted chile in a cocktail, I would love to have one of these. Sounds very interesting.