Sparkling Rosé Margarita

By Peggie

Ingredients

• Garnish:
• 10 oz
• Strawberry-basil-infused blanco tequila*
• 5 oz
• Fresh lime juice
• 4 oz
• Agave syrup
• 1 bottle
• Sparkling rosé (750 mL)
• Sliced strawberries
• Lime wheels
• Rose salt**

Preparation

Step 1

In a punch bowl, combine the tequila, lime juice and agave syrup.

Add cubed ice, and stir with a ladle to mix.

Top with the sparkling rosé.

Garnish with 1 cup sliced strawberries and lime wheels from 2 limes.

Rim punch glasses with rose salt before serving (optional).

*Strawberry-basil-infused blanco tequila: In a glass jar, combine 1/2 cup sliced strawberries and 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves with 1 750 mL bottle blanco tequila. Seal jar tightly and let sit, unrefrigerated, for 3-5 days. Shake daily. Strain out solids, and rebottle the infused tequila.

** Rose salt: Add 4 tbsp sea salt and 1 tbsp dried rose buds to a mortar and pestle, and gently grind. Place on a small plate for rimming.