Strawberry Smoke Margarita

What’s Cinco de Mayo without a margarita? For this recipe, I wanted to play with the balance of sweet, spicy, and smoky. I also wanted to create a margarita that I already had all of the ingredients for. Here’s hoping you enjoy these at home!

Ingredients

2 oz Mezcal
1/3 oz Ancho Reyes Ancho Chile Liqueur (1/2 oz if you like it spicer!)
1 oz Lime Juice
1/4 oz Agave Syrup
2 Strawberries

Directions

Place your two trimmed and cleaned strawberries in a shaker tin. Top with mezcal, ancho reyes, lime juice, and agave. Muddle the strawberries into the other ingredients to get the full infusion. Add ice and shake until the tin is frosty. (Note: I didn’t have any, but a tajin and salt rim would go very nicely with this drink!) Double strain into your margarita glass of choice over ice, and garnish with a lime wheel and strawberry slice.