The Quay Gang Cookbook Cocktail Recipe: The Hot Margarita

The Hot Margarita

    I ran across a version of this cocktail that I though could be improved.  It called for tabasco Sauce.  While I love Tabasco on my hash browns, eggs, home fries, etc, it does not seem like it would go well with lime, Cointreau, and tequila.  With all due haste, I concocted a version using a hot sauce that would compliment the lime: Yuzu.  

    Yuzu is an asian fruit, of which the peel is usually used in cahoots with a chile pepper of some sort.  Two notable versions are the Trader Joe's, and From Japan.  If you use the From Japan version, add an equal amount of simple syrup.

    The recipe:

• 1 oz lime juice (always fresh)
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 1 1/2 oz Tequila (substitute Mezcal for a smoky flavor)
• 1/2 tsp From Japan Hot Yuzu Sauce
• 1/2 tsp simple syrup (omit if you are using the Trader Joe's version).

Shake with ice.
Serve in a salted rim cocktail glass.