Maxwell Park Margarita
A clean, three-ingredient margarita built to show off a silky premium blanco instead of hiding it.
Easy5 min
Cocktail Recipe
Spicy Cucumber Margarita
Cool cucumber against fresh jalapeño heat, with a chili-salt rim to finish every sip.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Servings
- 1
- Glass
- Rocks glass
Ingredients
- 2 oz blanco tequila
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.75 oz agave nectar
- 4 thin cucumber slices
- 2 thin jalapeño slices (more to taste)
- Chili salt for the rim
Instructions
- 1
Muddle cucumber and jalapeño with agave nectar in a shaker.
- 2
Add tequila, lime juice and ice, then shake hard for 12 seconds.
- 3
Rim a rocks glass with chili salt and fill with fresh ice.
- 4
Double-strain into the glass.
- 5
Garnish with a cucumber ribbon and a jalapeño slice.
Glassware & Garnish
Serve in a rocks glass, garnished with cucumber ribbon and jalapeño slice.
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