Margarita del Diablo

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Photographed in a Retro Coupe Engraved 7.75oz

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila
1⁄2 oz Chili liqueur
3⁄4 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1⁄2 oz Claret wine (Bordeaux red)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
  3. SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Carefully FLOAT wine.
  6. Garnish with lime wedge on rim.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

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Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Sip a chilli-spiced straight-up Margarita through a thin layer of devilishly red wine.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe (with Ancho Reyes Verde) created for Dia de los Muertos 2020 by Richard Elgar, a regular contributor to comments on Difford's Guide.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Margarita del Diablo contains 209 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 16.86% alc./vol. (16.86° proof)
  • 19 grams of pure alcohol

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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
3rd June at 14:00
A wonderfully decadent Margarita...substituting Agave for the Simple syrup made it more so for us.
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Paul Holdsworth’s Avatar Paul Holdsworth
23rd May 2022 at 17:17
Absolutely loving this! Enough chilli to ensure the requisite kick, but the red wine seems to couple with the sugar syrup to balance it. My favourite use of Ancho Reyes so far.
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Vincent Dufour’s Avatar Vincent Dufour
9th December 2020 at 09:13
i think it is duplicated, isn't it ? devil's margarita has same description and picture
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
9th December 2020 at 11:04
Very similar but with a different ingredient and photographed at different times in different glasses.
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