Spicy Smoky Margarita

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (61 ratings)

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Ingredients:
1 oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
12 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
14 oz Chili liqueur
1 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
16 oz Agave syrup
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange juice & Tajín seasoning rim.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Just as it says on the tin, but delicately smoky and subtly spicy.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Spicy Smoky Margarita contains 138 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 18.16% alc./vol. (18.16° proof)
  • 15.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Morten Carlsbaek’s Avatar Morten Carlsbaek
16th May 2022 at 17:27
Really good and even better like this:
20 ml reposado tequila + 2 dash smoky chilli sauce
(preferred instead of 20 ml mezcal + 1 dash tabasco)
20 ml triple sec liqueur/Cointreau
20 ml Ancho Reyes Original
30 ml lime juice
10 ml agave sirup
10th March 2022 at 00:08
I always preferred a Mezcal margarita but this is the perfect recipe. I use slightly more than 1/4 ounce of Ancho Reyes.
Jack Reid’s Avatar Jack Reid
13th February 2022 at 04:51
"Delicately smoky and subtly spicy" is another perfect description. Classic Margarita taste with a hint of spice heat in the back of your palate and a light taste of smoke as you swallow. Very nice.
12th February 2022 at 12:33
The perfect margarita