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Black Widow
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Author:
The Spice & Tea Exchange
Servings
1 cocktail. Note: infused tequila and maple simple syrup prep yields enough to make 4 cocktails.
A dark and mysterious blend of bold flavors, this cocktail combines smoky tequila, sweet maple, tart pomegranate, and rich plum, finishing with a warm hint of cinnamon. Perfectly haunting for Halloween nights, but a delicious potion any time of year.
Ingredients
Herbal Tea-Infused Tequila
- 10 oz tequila blanco
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2
Tbsp Cinnamon Plum Herbal Tea
Maple Simple Syrup
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4
Tbsp Maple Syrup – Granulated
- 3 oz water at 200ºF
Cocktail Assembly
- 2 Tbsp Red Raspberry Sugar
- 2 to 3 ea fresh blackberries
- 3 oz pomegranate juice
- 2 oz herbal tea-infused tequila
- 1 oz maple simple syrup
- ¼ oz fresh lemon juice
- garnish fresh blackberries, optional
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Directions
- Infuse Tequila. Combine tequila and herbal tea; infuse at room temperature for 2 hours to overnight. Strain fully; discard tea solids. Yields approximately 9 ounces.
- Prepare Syrup. To a small, heat-safe container, add Granulated Maple Syrup and hot water; stir until fully dissolved. Allow syrup to cool before cocktail assembly. Yields approximately 5 ounces.
- Assemble Cocktail. Rim cocktail glass with Red Raspberry Sugar; set aside. Add 2 to 3 blackberries to a cocktail shaker and muddle. Add pomegranate juice, infused tequila, maple simple syrup, and lemon juice, and ice; secure lid and shake vigorously to chill and foam. Strain into sugar-rimmed cocktail glass; garnish with blackberries.