By Maren Swanson @lovehappyhour.com
Ingredients:
- 1 & ½ oz silver or blanco tequila
- 1 oz blood orange juice
- ¾ oz fresh lime juice
- ¾ oz triple sec
- *1/2 oz homemade raspberry syrup or Blackberry Patch raspberry syrup
- Ice
Garnish:
- Blood orange heart (made carefully with a paring knife), raspberries. If choosing to rest the heart on the rim of the glass, then cut a 1/2″ slice and the bottom of heart and position on the rim. Rim salt: kosher salt and red sugar
- Use your finger to “glaze” the glass with some of the blood orange juice or lime, then dip outside of rim of the glass into the sugar/salt mix.
Raspberry Simple Syrup:
- *Bring a ½ cup of water and a ½ cup of sugar to a boil and stir until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and add 12 muddled raspberries. Let steep for 30 minutes. Strain if you prefer no seeds. Refrigerate for up to a week in an airtight container.
Directions:
- Shake all ingredients with ice and strain over a fresh glass of ice. Enjoy!