Description
Grab some fresh figs and relax with this sweet and refreshing fig margarita.
Ingredients
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Fig Syrup
- 8 fresh figs
- ½ teaspoon dried lavender buds
- ½ cup granulated sugar
Fig Margarita
- honey
- turbinado sugar
- salt
- 5 mint leaves
- 2 oz fig syrup
- 1½ oz lime juice
- ½ oz triple sec
- 2 oz tequilla
Instructions
- Cut the figs into quarters.
- Add the cut figs, lavender, and sugar together in a bowl. Muddle well.
- Cover tightly and leave in the refrigerator for at least three hours, preferably overnight for the best results.
- Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer, pressing down as much as possible to get every bit of liquid.
- Add honey to a plate, and a mixture of turbinado sugar and salt to another. Dip the mouth of your cocktail glass into the honey and then the sugar/salt mixture.
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint leaves with the fig syrup, lime juice, triple sec, and tequila. Add a few ice cubes and shake vigorously.
- Fill your cocktail glass with ice and strain the drink into the glass
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Cocktail, Drink