Odette's Passionfruit Margarita

Tart, sweet and icy, this is one calibrated cocktail. I often use mezcal but if that isn’t your thing, just use tequila.

• Smoked sea salt or other flaky salt, for rim

• 1 lime wedge

• 2 ounces (60ml) mezcal or blanco tequila

• 2 ounces (60ml) frozen unsweetened passionfruit purée, such as Pitaya Foods brand, defrosted

• 1 ounce (30ml) Cointreau

• 1 ounce (30ml) fresh lime juice

• 1 teaspoon agave or honey, or to taste

1. To salt the rim, sprinkle a few teaspoons of salt onto a small plate. Rub the rim of a highball glass with cut side of lime wedge, then dip rim into salt.

2. In a cocktail shaker, combine a large handful of ice, mezcal or tequila, passion fruit purée, Cointreau, lime juice, and agave. Shake until icy. Pour, with some of the ice, into the prepared glass.

• To Batch: If batching, you’ll need about 10-12 limes. Check the recipe below.

• Smoked sea salt or other flaky salt, for rims

• 1 lime, cut into wedges

• 2 cups (16 ounces/480ml) mezcal or blanco tequila

• 2 cups (16 ounces/480ml) frozen unsweetened passionfruit purée, such as Pitaya Foods brand, defrosted

• 1 cup (8 ounce/240ml) Cointreau

• 1 cup (8 ounce/240ml) fresh lime juice

• 3-4 tablespoons agave or honey, or to taste

1. To salt the rim, sprinkle a few teaspoons of salt onto a small plate. Rub the rim of a highball glass with cut side of lime wedge, then dip rim into salt.

2. In a pitcher, combine mezcal or tequila, passion fruit purée, Cointreau, lime juice, and agave. Stir in 1 cup (8 ounces / 240 ml) cold water to mimic the dilution you’d get from shaking with ice. Cover and refrigerate until cold.

3. To serve, fill each glass with ice. Give the batch a final stir, then pour into the prepared glasses.

   

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