Suey’s Sangrita

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This tequila-shot-and-spicy-chaser combo comes from “The Craft Cocktail Party,” a new book from Julie Reiner of New York’s Clover Club and Flatiron Lounge that is a font of recipes for crowd-friendly drinks. You can sip the tequila separately or pour the shot right into the glass of sangrita, Bloody Mary-style. If you want a spicier sangrita, leave the seeds in the jalapeño.

  • 5

Ingredients

  • 1 jalapeño, halved and seeded
  • 15 ounces tomato juice
  • 6 ounces fresh orange juice
  • 2 ounces fresh grapefruit juice
  • 1 ounce fresh lime juice
  • 1 ounce Tabasco hot sauce
  • 1/2 ounce Cholula hot sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • a pinch of smoked paprika
  • a pinch of white pepper
  • 5 2-ounce shots blanco tequilla

Preparation

Step 1

In a pitcher, combine jalapeño, tomato juice, orange juice, grapefruit juice, lime juice, Tabasco hot sauce, Cholula hot sauce, salt and a pinch each of smoked paprika and white pepper. Stir to combine, cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Remove jalapeño before serving.

Serve in a Collins glass filled with ice accompanied by a 2-ounce shot of blanco tequila.