A Margarita Recipe With a Spicy Twist

Tequila, spice, and everything nice.

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Named after his Colombian grandmother, Mita's is Cincinnati, Ohio chef Jose Salazar's (Salazar) newest effort focused on Latin American and Spanish food and drink. Tapas and ceviches marry with a beverage program of classic and contemporary libations heavy on tequila, pisco and rum. Below, Mita's bartender Steven Clement shares the recipe for his Jalisco Spice, a simple twist on a spicy Margarita.

Jalisco Spice
Makes 1

1/2 ounce jalapeño simple syrup
2 ounces tequlia
1 ounce fresh lime juice
1/2 ounce of agave nectar
ginger beer

Set aside a cup of simple syrup. To make the jalapeño simple syrup, coarsely chop one jalapeño pepper, discarding the stem but leaving the seeds. Add the jalapeño (and seeds) to a blender and blend on high. Add jalapeño pulp to simple syrup.

Fill a highball glass halfway with ice. Add tequila, jalapeño simple syrup, lime juice and agave nectar. Stir. Top with ginger beer.

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