RECIPE
© Tina Rupp
Maria's Margarita
- Contributed by Cocktails 2007
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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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- ACTIVE:
- TOTAL TIME:
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SERVINGS:
makes 1 drink
Ingredients
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Spice Mix
- 1 teaspoon superfine sugar
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
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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
Directions
- 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.