Ho Ho Hot Berry Marg

This post is sharing our favorite margarita recipe with our sister spirit, La Lechuza Agave Spirit, made in the very same distillery where Live Oak Vodka is distilled - Coastal Bend Distilling Co. La Lechuza is available in limited locations in South Texas including our home distillery tasting room in Beeville, Texas and all Spanky's locations in the Coastal Bend region.

We love this holiday recipe because it adds a deep holiday berry flavor with the same favorite spice and freshness of a classic margarita. Fun Fact: Our distillery Marketing Director won "Jackpot Margarita" with this recipe at the Go Texan Bee County Cook-Off while she was working on developing this recipe just for you! So needless to say... it's a crowd pleaser and a winner!

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup of La Lechuza Agave Spirit
• 1/2 cup Triple Sec
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 cup blackberry jalapeno syrup (see below)
• Ice cubes
• Fresh blackberries, lime wedges or jalapeno for garnish
• Lime wedge and coarse sugar to rim the glass (regular sugar will do fine too)

Ingredients for Blackberry Jalapeno Syrup (makes 1.5 cups)

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup fresh or frozen blackberries (fresh is best!)
• 2 jalapeno peppers, minced

Recipe

• Make the syrup: Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a brief boil over medium heat. Let cool and transfer the syrup to a blender and add the blackberries and jalapenos. Blend until smooth. Pour into a jar through a fine mesh strainer. Refrigerate for up to 1 week.
• Rim 4 glasses with a lim wedge and then dip them into a shallow plate filled with sugar.
• Fill the rimmed glasses with ice
• In a cocktail shaker add ice, the La Lechuza, Triple Sec, lime juice and 1 cup of the syrup.
• Shake well and strain into the prepared glasses.
• Garnish as you like with blackberries, lime wedges or jalapenos.

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