Spicy Baby Cocktail
Jalapeños are the most popular chile peppers in the US. This is probably due to the availability and versatility of the chile. Jalapeños have a balanced combination of flavor and heat. The demand for these have caused breeders to develop a broad range of varieties.
Yields 1 Cocktail
Ingredients
| 1 ounce fresh squeezed blood orange juice plus 2 slices blood orange (for garnish) 1/2 ounce fresh squeezed lime juice 1/2 ounce simple syrup 5 thin slices jalepeno seltzer water 1 1/2 ounce tequila salt for rim |
Instructions
1. Rub the rim of a tall glass with a slice of lime, then dip it in salt. Set aside.
2. Meanwhile, in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the blood orange juice, lime juice, simple syrup, jalepeno slices and tequila, if using. Shake for about 10 seconds.
3. Add ice and blood orange slices to the salt-rimmed glass, then pour the juice mixture, including the jalepeno slices into the glass.
4. Top it off with the seltzer water, give it a gentle stir and drink up!