Jalapeño Margarita
These Jalapeño Margaritas are an easy spin on classic margaritas, and a cocktail that you are sure to fall in love with! Not too spicy, not too strong, absolutely perfect!
Servings: 6 margaritas
Ingredients
One Margarita
- 1 1/2 oz tequila
- 1 1/2 oz sweet and sour
- 3/4 oz triple sec
- 3 fresh jalapeño slices (see notes for spicier margarita)
- 1 lime wedge for garnish
- kosher salt
Pitcher of Margaritas (6 margaritas)
- 1 1/4 cup tequila
- 1 1/4 cup sweet and sour mix
- 1/2 cup trip sec
- 2 fresh jalapeños sliced
- 6 lime wedges for garnish (1 lime will work)
- kosher salt
Sweet and Sour Mix (makes 3 1/2 cups, enough for two pitchers)
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice about 5 - 7 small limes
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice about 2 medium lemons
Instructions
To Make Homemade Sweet and Sour Mix
- Simmer 2 cups of water and 1 cup of granulated sugar over medium heat until it is fully dissolved. Pour it into a jar and let it come to room temperature.
- Add 1/2 cup of lemon juice and 1/2 cup lime juice to the cooled sugar mixture.
- Store it in a sealed container for a week or for up to a month in the freezer.
To Make a Pitcher of Jalapeño Margaritas
- Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher and serve over ice.
- Either cut up the jalapenos and add them to the pitcher, or serve them on the side and put them in individual glasses. (See notes for a spicier version.)
To Make a Single Jalapeño Margarita
- Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
- Add in the slices of jalapeños. To make it a little spicier, muddle the jalapeños into the drink.
How to Garnish a Margarita Glass
- Cut a small slice in a lime wedge and rub it gnerously around the edge of the glass.
- Pour kosher salt onto a plate and dip the glass, and the upper edge of the sides of the glass in the salt.
Notes
For a spicier drink, make Jalapeño Infuse Tequila.
- Pour 1 cup tequila into a glass jar.
- Add in 1 sliced up jalapeño.
- Shake to combine and let it sit for 8 to 24 hours.
- The longer the tequila sits the more potent it will become with jalapeño flavor.