RECIPE

In-Sandíary

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This cocktail's name is a play on both the Spanish word for watermelon, sandía, and "incendiary," referring to the peppery tequila and the spicy ancho chile rim.

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Ingredients

  • Chile Salt
    1. 1 teaspoon kosher salt
    2. 1 teaspoon sugar
    3. 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder
  • Cocktail
    1. 1 lime wedge
    2. Ice
    3. 2 ounces blanco tequila
    4. 2 ounces watermelon juice
    5. 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
    6. 1/4 ounce Simple Syrup

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, mix the kosher salt, sugar and ancho chile powder.
  2. Moisten the outer rim of a highball glass with the lime wedge and coat lightly with chile salt. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the remaining ingredients and shake well. Fill the highball glass with ice and strain the drink into the glass.