Tommy’s Spicy Pickle Margarita Recipe

If you love pickles, and love a good Pickle Margarita, check out this fun Tommy’s Spicy Pickle Margarita Recipe for National Pickle Day!

Did you know that November 14th is National Pickle Day?! WE LOVE PICKLES! So of course we love this fun Pickle Margarita!

This Spicy Pickle Margarita is So FUN!

For all my pickle loving brethren, Tommy has taken one of his favorite cocktails, the Tommy’s Margarita, and pickled it! He shared this fun recipe with me, so I am in turn sharing it with you - with his permission, of course!

Tommy’s Spicy Pickle Margarita Recipe was created by Freddie Sarkis, the chief cocktail officer and co-founder at Liquor Lab!

LiquorLab is an event space that offers interactive cocktail-making classes with locations in both Nashville and Louisville. If you are near these cities, you should check them out!

In Freddie's LiquorLab classes, the students can learn how to make fun but simple drinks like spicy Margaritas, Old Fashions and seasonal cocktails.

Below is his Tommy’s Spicy Pickle Margarita recipe! YUM! If you are a pickle lover like I am, I bet you'll enjoy this spicy cocktail recipe too!

How to Make Tommy’s Spicy Pickle Margarita Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 Oz blanco Tequila
• ½ Oz spicy agave & dill syrup
• *¾ oz fresh lime juice
• ⅛ oz (1 small bar spoon) apple cider vinegar 
• 3 cucumber slices
• Pinch of kosher salt

Optional pickling spice salt rim**

Directions for How to Make Tommy’s Spicy Pickle Margarita Recipe

Begin with muddling cucumbers in shaker with pinch of kosher salt, then add the rest of the ingredients.

Pack with ice and shake vigorously until ice old. Straight into chilled and optionally pickling spice salt rimmed coupe glass. Then garnish with skewered gherkin or pickle chip!

How to Make the Spicy agave and dill syrup

In a medium sauce pot add ½ teaspoon of chili flakes and toast while shaking constantly.

Add 8 oz of water and being to a boil. Reduce heat to low and add one bunch of very roughly chopped fresh dill. Allow this to steep for 5 mins, then fine strain it.

Mix in 16 oz of agave nectar and allow it to cool before storing. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. You can omit the chili flakes if that's too spicy for your liking. 

How to Make the Pickling spice salt

Add 1 clove, 1 teaspoon coriander seed, 1 teaspoon caraway seed, 1 teaspoon mustard seed into small pot or pan.

Toast while constantly stirring or shaking. Add to spice grinder or blender and blend until uniform in size.

Mix with 1 teaspoon sugar and one tablespoon of kosher salt. 

Wet half of chilled coupe glass with a lime wedge, then pour salt into a plate and roll the wet half of the rim into the salt. This can also done ahead of time to make things easier when it's time to serve the cocktail.

Feel free to adjust the spice mixture to your personal presence or add chili flakes to taste!

As with all recipes, feel free to adjust the sugar and acid balanced after you taste. While it shouldn’t be needed, don’t be shy about personalizing your cocktail.

Freddie recommends only adjusting by one ⅛ oz barspoon of syrup or juice at a time after tasting the base recipe. 

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