Spicy Margarita
ClassicThe margarita with a jalapeño kick. A modern bar staple.
Bright and fiery, with clean agave and tart lime meeting a slow build of jalapeño heat. Orange liqueur and a touch of agave round the edges, while a chili-salt rim amplifies the burn — zesty, warming, and dangerously easy to reorder.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Blanco Tequila
- 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 0.75 oz Orange Liqueur
- 0.25 oz Agave Syrup
- 3 Jalapeño Slices
- Jalapeño slice · optional garnish
- Lime wheel · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Muddle the jalapeño slices in the base of a shaker.
- 2
Add the tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, agave, and ice, then shake.
- 3
Double-strain into a chili-salt-rimmed rocks glass over fresh ice.
- 4
Garnish with a jalapeño slice and a lime wheel.
The Story
The Spicy Margarita has no single inventor — it emerged from the 2000s cocktail revival as bartenders began muddling fresh chili into the classic margarita, and exploded into one of the most-ordered drinks in America. Its rise tracks the broader appetite for heat in cocktails, and nearly every modern bar now offers a version. It is proof that a small tweak can eclipse the original in popularity.
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