Maria's Margarita

Contributed by Cocktails 2007

SERVINGS: makes 1 drink

PX • Alexandria, VA

Mixologist Todd Thrasher created this margarita to entice his wife into visiting him at PX, the 1920s-style speakeasy above the restaurant Eamonn's: A Dublin Chipper. The margarita's flavors are based on a spicy Salvadoran chile mix she likes to sprinkle on cucumbers.

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Spice Mix

1 teaspoon superfine sugar
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon sea salt

Cocktail

1 lime wedge
2 Cucumber Ice Cubes
2 ounces silver tequila
1 ounce Cointreau or other triple sec
1 Cucumber Mix
1 cucumber wheel

MAKE THE COCKTAIL Combine the sugar, cayenne pepper and salt.
Moisten the outer rim of a martini glass with the lime wedge and coat lightly with the spice mix. Put the Cucumber Ice Cubes in a cocktail shaker. Add the tequila, Cointreau and Cucumber Mix. Shake well and strain into the prepared martini glass. Garnish with the cucumber wheel.

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