Smokin' Good Margarita
By: mixbakestir
Published: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 1:18pm

Ingredients




2 ounces quality, good silver tequila (Herradura is nice)
1 ounce Grand Marnier
1 ounce fresh squeezed lime juice
1 tablespoon Del Maguey Chichicapa Mezcal

Preparation

1 First, prepare your glasses.  Pour a 4 inch circle of kosher salt on a plate, run an open lime around the rim of the glass and then dip the rim of the glass in the salt.  Let it dry for a minute or two.  Be careful when adding ice to the glass - you don't want to knock the salt off the rim. 2 Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with crushed ice, shake and strain into your prepared glass.  Then, pour a tablespoon or so of the Del Maguey Chichicapa Mezcal over the top.  Finally, garnish with a lime, serve, and let the Margarita Madness begin!

About


The key ingredient in this margarita is Del Maguey Chichicapa Mezcal.  A distilled alcoholic beverage made from the agave plant and bottled in Oaxaca, Mexico, this particular mezcal has a distinct smokiness to it.  A tablespoon or so floated on top of your margarita takes it to another place, a place of smoky wonderful-ness.