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Ingredients
- 1.5 ounces tequila
- 1 ounce Cointreau
- 1 ounce simple syrup
- fresh blackberries
- juice of one lime
- fresh cilantro
- sea salt
- honey
Preparation
Step 1
First, prepare your glass by brushing the outside of the rim in honey and rolling it in coarse sea salt.
In a shaker, combine the tequila, Cointreau, simple syrup, 8 fresh blackberries, juice of one lime, and 6-8 sprigs of fresh cilantro cut or chopped into small pieces.
Use a muddler to crush the blackberries into the shaker til it's all just one, big, mushy mess. :)
Add ice and shake-shake-shake!
Strain your drink into your glass with ice. Add a lime and you're ready to serve it!
P.S. If I had a time machine, which I do not, I would go back and mix in some chopped cilantro with the sea salt for the rim. The cilantro flavor is subtle in comparison to the tequila and berry flavors. I've heard that 80% of what you taste comes from your sense of smell (is this true?!), so I think a little scented rim would be reallll fun.
There's always next time, right? Oh yes, there will be a next time for this drink.