Corzo Mayan Margarita by Dale DeGroff

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Corzo Mayan Margarita by Dale DeGroff

Ingredients

1 1/2 Parts CORZO Reposado

1 tablespoon red pepper jelly or half red pepper half jalapeño pepper jelly

1/2 Part Agave Nectar

1 Part fresh lime juice

Orange slice

“We all have read about the culinary cocktails that are appearing around the country and, for that matter, all around the world.  There has been a change in the DNA of the cocktail, an evolutionary jump,” says Dale DeGroff.   Check out his Modern Margarita!

Method
Unsweetened chocolate powder mixed with ancho chili powder; 2 parts chocolate powder to one part chili powder to dust the rim of the glass.   

Prepare the rim of the glass with a dusting of the chocolate /chili mixture by wetting the rim with an orange slice.  Fill the glass with cracked ice. Assemble the ingredients in the glass half of a Boston shaker and shake very well with ice.  Strain into the prepared glass. And serve immediately.

About Dale DeGroff 
A three time James Beard award nominee, Dale is author of the IACP award winning "The Craft of The Cocktail" and the newly released "The Essential Cocktail".