Maria's Margarita

• Recipe by Cocktails 2007

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.

Ingredients

1. 1 lime wedge and spice mix (1 teaspoon each of superfine sugar, cayenne pepper and sea salt)
2. 2 Cucumber Ice Cubes
3. 2 ounces silver tequila
4. 1 ounce Cointreau or other triple sec
5. 1 ounce Cucumber Mix
6. 1 cucumber wheel

Directions

1. 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.