A Spicy Fall Cocktail

Food November 25, 2020

As if Thanksgiving won’t be spicy enough this year after the election, might as well add some habanero infused tequila, am I right?

I really wanted to incorporate tequila into something other than a margarita this year and then I discovered Mexican Mules! Moscow Mules are always a crowd favorite but I’m not the biggest fan of vodka so I decided to do a twist on the classic by making it Mexican, spicy, and by adding blood orange because, well, it’s the best Fall fruit in my opinion.

Let me introduce the Spicy Blood Orange Mexican Mule! Perfect for Thanksgiving or any other Holiday parties you have coming up.

A bit of lime, some blood orange, a splash of ginger beer, and a whole lot of habanero infused tequila!

The first thing we need to focus on is the tequila, of course. This was honestly the easiest part of the recipe! I took 8oz of tequila and 2 habanero peppers. All you need to do is slice up the habaneros and let them sit in the tequila for 30 minutes.

To make this a Mule, you would only need to add some lime juice before the ginger beer but I can’t resist using blood orange in a seasonal cocktail. So I opted for 1oz of lime juice and the juice from a whole blood orange. It adds a sweetness to balance out the ginger and habaneros.

Speaking of ginger, you cannot go wrong with Fever Tree. It’s my favorite for mules because it has more of the spicy ginger taste and it’s less sweet than Cock n Bull or Reed’s.

Spicy, Blood Orange, Mexican Mule

What you will need for 1 drink:

2oz of habanero infused tequila
1oz lime juice
1oz of blood orange juice
4oz of Fever Tree ginger beer
Lime and blood orange slices for garnish
Ice

Infuse 8oz of tequila with 2 habaneros for 30 minutes.
In a cocktail shaker, mix the ice, tequila, lime juice, and blood orange juice until well mixed and chilled.
Strain into a glass with fresh ice, garnished with lime and blood orange slices.
Top the drink with about 4oz of ginger beer.
Pour another one!