Piri Pressure Cocktail

Name: Piri Pressure Cocktail
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 ⁄ 2 cup white sugar; 2 tsp. piri-piri sauce, preferrably Mázi Piri Piri; 1 ⁄ 2 oz. fresh lime juice; 1 1 ⁄ 2 oz. white tequila, such as Siembra Azul Tequila Blanco; 3 ⁄ 4 cup fresh pineapple, cut into 1-inch chunks and frozen; 1 piece unsweetened dried pineapple for garnish

Serves
makes 1 Cocktail

This spicy-sweet cocktail has a tropical feel that makes it great for a summer party. To allow room for the pineapple and ice, serve it in a double (roughly 12-oz.) rocks glass.

Ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup white sugar
2 tsp. piri-piri sauce, preferrably Mázi Piri Piri
¹⁄₂ oz. fresh lime juice
1 ¹⁄₂ oz. white tequila, such as Siembra Azul Tequila Blanco
³⁄₄ cup fresh pineapple, cut into 1-inch chunks and frozen
1 piece unsweetened dried pineapple for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Make the piri syrup: Dissolve the sugar in 1⁄2 cup boiling water; add piri-piri. Stir well to combine. Pour piri syrup into a clean, lidded container; chill.

Step 2

Shake chilled piri syrup to mix well. In a cocktail shaker, combine 1 oz. piri syrup, lime juice, and tequila. Fill the shaker halfway with ice. Add frozen pineapple. Shake well.

Step 3

Pour into double rocks glass; garnish with dried pineapple.

Make the piri syrup: Dissolve the sugar in 1⁄2 cup boiling water; add piri-piri. Stir well to combine. Pour piri syrup into a clean, lidded container; chill.
Shake chilled piri syrup to mix well. In a cocktail shaker, combine 1 oz. piri syrup, lime juice, and tequila. Fill the shaker halfway with ice. Add frozen pineapple. Shake well.
Pour into double rocks glass; garnish with dried pineapple.