Learn How to Make Xolo Taco's La Que Pica Margarita

You can whip up one of the Lower Merion restaurant’s signature cocktails at home.

July 31, 2017 |By Main Line Today Staff

Ingredients

For the infused tequila:

1 Bottle good Silver Tequila like Espolon or Cazadores
1 small cucumber cut in wheels
1 bunch fresh mint
2 serrano peppers sliced lengthwise
6 whole black peppercorns
In a pitcher pour the tequila and add all the ingredients – let stand for at least 4 hours
even better overnight.

For the Margarita:

Mixing glass filled with ice
2 oz infused silver tequila
1 oz triple sec
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup or agave nectar or sugar
On a plate pour sea salt and chile piquin (Tajin) and mix
Rub the rim of the glass with a lime so the mixture sticks to the rim of the glass
Mix margarita well and pour – garnish with a cucumber wheel

You can find more information on Xolo Tacos here.