CUCUMBER MARGARITA
INGREDIENTS:
1 ½ oz (45 ml) Blanco Tequila,
½ oz (15 ml) Fresh Lime Juice,
½ oz (15 ml) 1933 Cucumber Simple Syrup,
½ oz (15 ml) 1933 Cucumber Simple Syrup,
½ of a Fresh Lime, cut in quarters
3 Cucumber Slices,
4-5 Fresh Mint Leaves
Kosher Salt or Chipotle Chili Salt,
Crushed Ice.
Crushed Ice.
BAR TOOLS:
Cocktail Shaker,
Jigger,
Jigger,
Old-Fashion Glass,
Cocktail Strainer.
INSTRUCTIONS:
First, rim a rocks glass with the chipotle chili salt. Secondly, add cucumber slices, mint leaves, and ½ of a lime cut in quarters to a cocktail shaker, muddle them together. Thirdly, add the tequila, Cointreau, freshly squeezed lime juice, 1933 Cucumber Simple Syrup, and ice, shake everything for 10-15 seconds. Lastly, add ice to the rocks glass and double/fine strain the cocktail into it. Garnish with a slice of cucumber and mint leaf.
