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Spicy Cucumber Margarita

Name: Spicy Cucumber Margarita
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 inch Cucumber (fresh); 1 slice red chili pepper; 45 ml Blanco tequila; 22.5 ml Triple sec; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 5 ml Agave syrup; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 inch	Cucumber (fresh) (chopped)
1 slice	Red chili pepper (jalapeño/fresno chili 10,000 SHU) deseeded
1 1/2 fl oz	Blanco tequila
3/4 fl oz	Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
3/4 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/6 fl oz	Agave syrup (agave nectar)
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

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 cucumber slices.

Method

MUDDLE cucumber and chili in base of shaker.
Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with cucumber slices.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

21.3 grams of pure alcohol

History

Recipe created by yours truly in June 2026 at The Clocktower, Rye, England.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

Your chili, how thick your slice, and whether you remove the seeds, will all impact how spicy your Cucumber Martini is. I like mine, seeds-in spicy. The first few sips may be too much, but once you acclimatise, the chili heat becomes alluring.

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Comments & Discussion

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Juha Kontio 4w

This summer I have done many different kinds of margaritas and this one hit the Top3 at the first trial. I love the depth and freshness of cucumber combined with taste of jalapeno. I might add a little bit bigger slice of jalopeno next time. And perhaps some mezcal too...