I may have mentioned that spending a month in Mexico gave me a new found love of tequila. I learned about the different types (blanco, reposado, anejo) and more importantly, which is my favorite (reposado, or Cazadores reposado).
The types refer to how long the tequila is aged – blanco is not, reposado is an average of three months, anejo is generally a year or more. Jason liked several brands of anejo, and our checked suitcase was proof, and my favorite continued to be Cazadores.
We tried many.
One of the hotels we stayed with and love has a beautiful restaurant with a talented chef. I promise to tell you more about all of that soon, but right now I am telling you they are the inspiration for this cocktail.
A new favorite cocktail.
jalapeno margaritas
serves two
4-6 ounces tequila
juice of 2 oranges
juice of 1 lime
juice of 1 jalapeno
1-2 tablespoons agave, to taste
1/4 cup club soda
1 jalapeno, sliced
ice cubes
Juice oranges, lime and one jalapeno. Combine juice with agave, club soda and tequila, pour over ice and garnish with sliced jalapeno.
Enjoy!
This final recipe came about after mixing and sipping, mixing and sipping, until I loved what I was tasting. I hope you love it too.
¡Salud!
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After way too much of it on a 21st bday, tequila and I don’t get along so well but I might have to make an exception for this!
oh, yeah… I hear that an experience like that can stay with you a while. I have always “enjoyed” tequila just enough to stay friends with it
Ok, I love jalapenos but I can’t do margaritas. But this would still be so fun for a party…well, for those that like heat LOL
First I thought “Ewww” but now I think “Maybe…” If I were on a hot beach and already drunk
Actually I bet they ARE great.
ha – on a beach and already drunk. okay, I’ll take it!
I’m getting heartburn just thinking about it. I love spicy foods but it doesn’t love me back
And then mixed with alcohol? You want me to pass out, don’t you??? I think I am the worst person to drink with. I get tipsy off of 3 sips and then {klunk} sleeping. BUT I will say that this drink sounds super good!! I’m forwarding it to one of my friends because she *loves* spicy drinks. xo
ha – klunk. love it! it was a strange phenomenon – alcohol has a quick result with me too, usually. in Mexico, it seemed I was drinking water. the sun? the time zone? the distance from the equator? tequila did NOT have the same effect down there…
Wow—this looks amazing! I have never known too much about tequila…just stuck to Patron with club soda and lime, but I can see trying this!
Thanks
before this most recent Mexico trip, I knew VERY little about tequila. we got acquainted, however. we are friends now.
These would be so perfect on a hot summer day or on a happy hour on a warm sandy beach. Lovely photos, too!
thanks, Averie! and yep – definitely makes me wish I was in my hammock in San Pancho…
After my own heart! I love sweet and spicy. My mouth is watering. It’s not even 9 am and I’m wanting to drink tequila.
I know. in Mexico this was NOT frowned upon. for some reason it IS here, though. pffft.
YUM! I want one for breakfast…
ha! it’s noon somewhere??
right up my alley with all the spice! though i dont drink.. i am going to try some juicy margarita with a whole lotta jalapenos! perfect to sit out today in the sun.. the heat form the sun and the ja;apenos will keep me warm.. coz its still almost freezing:)
ha – yes, the beautiful sunshine here is making me want to get outside too – then we go out and it is still FREEZING!
Cheers!
You are a tough, tough cookie, Kristina! I was going to use jalapeno pepper in my beloved Crab Claws once and in the time I took to take a photo and then remove the jalapeno (which was only sliced to fit on the glass and act as garnish), the cocktail was already too much for me! I can’t even imagine leaving it in or adding jalapeno juice like you did. WOW!
I love good tequila and margaritas though!
xo,
Shirley
these are pretty spicy! I am liking the spice more and more, though, so… that’s okay! the flavors are good together.
margaritas are always good, and I am liking my new appreciation for tequilas, just on their own. Mmm!
CHEERS! XO
I NEED this! I love jalapeno…you just took it to the next level! I think you’re pretty amazing…just so you know. xoxox
aw, thank you! um, takes one to know one, right?? XXO!
Nice! Perfect drink to extingish the fire which you will spit after swallowing those little Japaleno thingies …
yep – I took SOME of the seeds out… but there were still some in there. WHEW hot!!
Next time you guys head out to Mexico let me know, I need to hang with you guys! We love tequila!
we would have had SO much fun, then… we “sampled” a good amount of tequila…
We went to a cruise that stopped Mexico and we sampled a “few” types of tequila. I sampled just a few but Gamar really got into “sampling” and we both had a buzz before brunch lol.
You know first hand that I am a fan of a spicy margarita!! Tonight at the Astro Lounge I had house infused, three pepper pineapple tequila with cran and fresh lime….YUM! I’m sure it would have tasted better in Mexico, but oh well!
yeah, everything DID taste better there… *sigh* pineapple + tequila? with peppers? sounds perfect! (actually sounds sort of like a hot sauce recipe I am making…)
I think I should try putting jalapeno in hot chocolate. That way it’ll be HOT chocolate.
I love that you say this – I add wasabi to my “hot chocolate”
I put wasabi on popcorn!
When I was in Mexico I was served a beer cocktail with jalapeno and loved. Why not in a margarita too? GREG
beer with jalapeno sounds great too! this is now my favorite margarita… and whenever we are missing our time in Mexico we can have one! Cheers!
Oh this looks so good. I make a similar margarita but I muddle the jalapeno slices with some cilantro in the shaker. It gets HOT, but that’s the way I like it! My drinks are never as photogenic though!
Some of my favorite flavors in one glass…dangerous! I’m with you on the reposado!
How do you get juice from a jalapeno?
hi charla – I put the jalapenos through my juicer.
now THIS is my kind of margarita!
mine too, Ed. mine too!
cheers friend!
Question: I don’t have a juicer to extract the juice from a whole jalapeño. If I use the juice from jarred, sliced jalapeños instead, how much should I use? Thanks.
hi Cyndy, I would start with a tablespoon and work your way up from there, depending on your taste preferences. Enjoy!
Thanks. I made a big pitcher of these over the weekend and they were a big hit.
so happy you liked them! (sorry my reply wasn’t more timely), Cheers!
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