El Cantinero: A Spicy Agave Cocktail

Name: El Cantinero: A Spicy Agave Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz blanco tequila or mezcal; 1 oz grapefruit cordial; 3/4 oz fresh lime juice; Dash of ghost pepper tincture; _____________________; grapefruit cordial; 10 oz fresh grapefruit juice; 10 oz sugar; 3 oz fresh lime juice; 3 oz Aperol; 1 tbsp white peppercorn lightly ground; 20 -30 scrapes of star anise on a microplane; _____________________; Ghost Pepper Tincture; 7 1/2 g Thai chili; 10 g ghost pepper; 375 ml vodka

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Ingredients

2 ozblanco tequila or mezcal
1 ozgrapefruit cordial
3/4 ozfresh lime juice
Dash of ghost pepper tincture
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grapefruit cordial
10 ozfresh grapefruit juice
10 ozsugar
3 ozfresh lime juice
3 ozAperol
1 tbspwhite peppercorn lightly ground
20-30 scrapes of star anise on a microplane
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Ghost Pepper Tincture
7 1/2g Thai chili
10g ghost pepper
375 mlvodka

Preparation

1.
Add all of the ingredients to a shaker and shake with ice. Strain into an ice-filled glass. Garnish. Note: If you’re spice-averse, you can leave out the ghost pepper tincture all together.
2.
Grapefruit CordialAdd ingredients to a sealable container. Stir and infuse overnight. Strain. Will keep in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 weeks.
3.
Ghost Pepper TinctureChop peppers and combine with the vodka in a container such as a mason jar. Make sure to use gloves when handling the ghost peppers. Shake and let it sit overnight. Will keep indefinitely.