Fig margarita calls for a simple syrup made from fresh figs, to which honey and a splash of lime juice are added. This cocktail has the perfect balance of sweetness and will surely please your guests.
Additional Time: 3 to 24 hours
Ingredients
For Fig Syrup:
8 Fresh figs
½ tsp. Dried lavender buds
½ cup Granulated sugar
For Fig Margarita:
Honey
Turbinado sugar
Salt
5 Mint leaves
2 oz. Fig syrup
1 ½ oz. Lime juice
½ oz. Triple sec
2 oz. Tequila
Directions
Make quarters with the figs.
Mix the sliced figs, lavender, and sugar in a mixing bowl. Muddle thoroughly.
Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.
Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer, pressing down as much as possible to extract as much liquid as feasible.
Place honey on 1 plate and turbinado sugar and salt on another.
Dip the cocktail glass's lips into the honey and the sugar/salt combination.
Muddle the mint leaves with fig syrup, lime juice, triple sec, and tequila in a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously with a few ice cubes.
Fill your cocktail glass halfway with ice and strain the drink into it.