Smoked Margarita

Why not change things up this Cinco de Mayo by making a Smoked Margarita? Our already-perfect classic margarita recipe (perfectly balanced and just ever so slightly sweet) is taken to the next level with a layer of delicious smoky flavor that is so simple to add using a smoking saucer and either cognac cherry or applewood wood chips.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• This smoked margarita recipe hits all the right flavor notes: zesty, tangy, sweet, salty, refreshing, and smoky. One sip and you won’t believe that you’ve made something that tastes like it came from a fancy cocktail bar at home.
• One simple piece of bar kit, a smoking saucer, elevates the classic margarita using just one extra step and just 30 extra seconds while you mix your drink.
• You can easily double the recipe to make a pair of smoked margaritas for an at-home date night. As for snack pairings, keep things simple with some homemade tomatillo red chili salsa and chips, or take things up a notch with a pan of our healthy baked nachos!

Chef’s Tips

• This method can also be used to smoke flavored margaritas – simply follow the same method using your favorite margarita recipe!
• Mezcal in place of the tequila will make a slightly more complex margarita.
• There are so many different rim options depending on what you fancy: just salt (choose a nice sea salt for the best flavor), sugar and salt for a bit of sweetness, or Tajin and salt for a spicy kick!

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Smoked Classic Margarita

Prep: 10 minutes minutes

Smoking Time: 1 minute minute

Total: 11 minutes minutes

Take your next at-home happy hour to the next level with our Classic Smoked Margarita! A perfectly balanced homemade tequila or mezcal margarita is given a deliciously smoky finish with your smoking saucer and a handful of wood chips – just add a handful or tortilla chips and our favorite dip!

Cheryl Malik

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 ounces tequila or mezcal
• ▢ 1 ounce Cointreau or other good orange liqueur
• ▢ 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• ▢ ¾ ounce agave syrup
• ▢ ice
• ▢ lime wedge + coarse salt for the rim – you can also use smoked salt or Tajín here, or even a salt-sugar combination

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Equipment

• Smoking saucer
• Cognac cherry or applewood chips

Instructions 

• Rim a rocks glass with lime and salt (half rim looks best). Fill with fresh ice.
• Smoke the glass using your smoking saucer (cognac cherry or applewood both work well) and set aside.
• Add tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, and agave to a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake hard until very cold and slightly diluted — about 15 seconds.
• Double strain into the smoked glass. Garnish with a lime wheel or wedge.

Notes

Use mezcal: Mezcal in place of the tequila will make a slightly more complex margarita.

Pick your rim: There are so many different rim options depending on what you fancy: just salt (choose a nice sea salt for the best flavor), sugar and salt for a bit of sweetness, or Tajin and salt for a spicy kick!

Nutrition Information

Calories: 294kcal | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.1g | Total Carbs: 25g | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 21g | Net Carbs: 24.9g | Vitamin C: 12mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 34mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.1mg

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

© Author: Cheryl Malik