Next, add five or six ice cubes to your shaker, and shake hard for about 15 seconds. Well, you could probably guess, but this is no time for games. You’ll never guess what the final ingredient is. Just mix equal parts sugar and warm water, stir until the sugar is dissolved, then add. Or if all you have is plain white sugar, you can also use simple syrup. Triple sec - such as Cointreau or Grand Marnier - is the traditional choice, and you can add. If, on the other hand, you don’t have agave at home, there are a few other options. It’s easy to find, ready to use straight out of the bottle, and it’s made from the same ingredient (agave) as tequila. You need a sweetener for your Margarita, and our top choice is agave. Here’s where things get slightly complicated. Step Four: Agave, Triple Sec, or Simple Syrup But that doesn’t mean you should go to the store, find a clerk, and ask that kind clerk to point you in the direction of bottled lime juice. Much like a standard Margarita, you’re going to need some lime juice. If you’re feeling especially ambitious, you can also skip this step and make jalapeño tequila. Cut two or three thin slices of jalapeño, put them in the bottom of your cocktail shaker, and give them a brief muddle. There are few different ways to use jalapeño in a Margarita, but the quickest and easiest is muddling. Just cut a wedge of lime, run that around the rim of your glass, then dip the rim in a saucer of salt. In this case, you want to rim your rocks glass with salt. 75 ounce simple syrupīefore you make a cocktail, it’s important that you prep your glassware. You can use any reposado tequila, or any tequila for that matter! As long as it’s a good-quality tequila, you’ll be fine.5 ounce agave. This type of tequila has been aged in oak between two months and two years giving it a more robust flavor. However, this recipe uses a mellowed-out reposado tequila (tequila with a golden hue). It’s unaged, and a more pure expression of what the agave plant can do. We can’t forget about the star of the show, tequila! Normally with margaritas, you’ll want to opt for a blaco tequila (clear tequila). Orange juice (this is optional for this recipe).Freshly sliced and diced jalapeño peppers.I can’t stress this enough! It’s definitely more work to make freshly squeezed lime juice, but I promise it’s worth it! Here are the additional fresh ingredients you’ll need to really elevate the flavor of this spicy margarita. Fresh ingredientsĪnother must-have for making a perfect spicy margarita is using fresh ingredients. This liqueur has all the elements you need to balance out the heat of the jalapeños and chilis, creating a perfectly sweet and spicy margarita. It has a fresh and floral aroma that smells of jasmine, lilies, and grapefruit, with a subtle flavors of pear, grapefruit, Meyer lemon, and passionfruit all rolled into one. Germain Elderflower Liqueur, it’s an artisanal French liquor made with up to 1,000 fresh, wild, handpicked elderflower blossoms in every bottle. I was blown away when I learned what it was! Are you ready for it? The secret ingredient is St. This secret ingredient gives it a floral and refreshing flavor that compliments the heat and spice of the jalapeños perfectly. This particular spicy margarita recipe has a unique ingredient that I have NEVER come across before in other spicy margarita recipes I’ve tried. These ingredients are all you need to make a margarita and the rest is what differentiates flavored margaritas from each other. The Secret To A Perfectly Sweet & Spicy MargaritaĪ spicy margarita contains the same primary ingredients as any traditional margarita-lime juice, sweetener, and tequila. In fact, I loved it so much that I felt the need to replicated the recipe (with a few alterations) so I can make it at home! Today, I’m sharing the secret to making the perfect spicy margarita, every time! Any guesses on which San Diego hotspot this spicy margarita is inspired by? It’s JAVIER’S! (Located in La Jolla.) After years of searching, I’m happy to report that I think I may have found it. Whenever I visit a Mexican restaurant, I’m always on the hunt for the best spicy margarita. From chili flavored tequila or chili-infused liquor, to simply adding muddled up jalapeños to a traditional margarita recipe. There are so many different ways to make a spicy margarita. One of my favorite cocktails ever, and I mean ever, is a good spicy margarita. This spicy jalapeno margarita recipe has everything you need in a good margarita-tequila, lime juice, jalapenos, and a few secret ingredients that make this the BEST one out there…
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