Tequila Cocktail Recipe With Cholula
For a perfectly spicy cocktail, take a hint from NYC bar Middle Branch
You know what they say: If you can't take the heat, then get out of the kitchen. But if you can, then you might as well add booze. Just as everyone has a go-to spirit, people feel strongly about their hot sauce of choice. Cholula fans will delight in the Torchlight at NYC bar Middle Branch, where the spice is balanced by a sweet honey syrup and a hit of lime juice.
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Recipe adapted from Middle Branch, New York, NY
The Torchlight (Tequila Hot Sauce Cocktail)
Learn how to make a spicy tequila cocktail by adding Cholula hot sauce with this recipe from NYC bar Middle Branch in Murray Hill.
Prep Time
5
minutes
Cook Time
5
minutes
servings
1
cocktail
Total time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon water
- 2 ounces blanco tequila or white rum
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 6 dashes Cholula
- Ice
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- Lime wedge
Directions
- In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the honey and water, and cook until the honey dissolves, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat.
- Add the honey syrup, tequila, lime juice, Cholula and cayenne to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and pour over fresh ice in a rocks glass and garnish with a dusting of cayenne pepper and a lime wedge, then serve.