Instructions

Step 1

Muddle tequila, lime juice, agave, cilantro leaves, and ¼" piece of chile in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously; strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with cilantro sprig and chile rings.

Drinks

Picante de la Casa

Name: Picante de la Casa
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz. tequila; 1 oz. fresh lime juice; 3 ⁄ 4 oz. agave nectar; 12 cilantro leaves, plus 1 sprig for garnish; 1 (1/4") piece of a Fresno chile pepper, plus 2 rings for garnish

Serves
makes 1 Cocktail

FARIDEH SADEGHIN

Cool muddled cilantro balances the heat from a fresh Fresno chile in a sweet-spicy refresher from Miami's Soho Beach House.

Ingredients

2 oz. tequila
1 oz. fresh lime juice
³⁄₄ oz. agave nectar
12 cilantro leaves, plus 1 sprig for garnish
1 (1/4") piece of a Fresno chile pepper, plus 2 rings for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Muddle tequila, lime juice, agave, cilantro leaves, and ¼" piece of chile in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously; strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with cilantro sprig and chile rings.