Name: Devil's Margarita
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Tequila blanco; 30 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed); 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix); 15 ml Claret red wine

Serve in

Coupe glass

Photographed in

Speakeasy Coupe 8.5oz

Garnish:

Lime wedge on rim

How to make:

SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. Carefully FLOAT wine.

1 1/2 fl oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
1 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
1/2 fl oz	Claret red wine
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Claret red wine – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Review:

Due to a lack of orange liqueur, this is not strictly a Margarita. However, the red wine float fits the name and sipping the underlying 'margarita' through this layer makes for a devilishly good drink.

Variant:

New York Sour

Nutrition:

165 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
13.87% alc./vol. (27.74° proof)
14.6 grams of pure alcohol

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