Spicy Cocktail Recipes
Zarpado REAPER is the only Tequila infused with Carolina Reaper peppers, built for spicy cocktails that pack a punch.
- 2 oz Zarpado REAPER
- 1/4 oz Agave Nectar
- 3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice
Shake all ingredients with ice, fine-strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with basil.
- 1.5 oz Zarpado REAPER
- 1/2 oz Nixta
- 1/2 oz Kota Pandan
- 1/2 oz Sweet Corn Syrup
- 1/2 oz Lime
- 1/4 oz Sour Cream Whey
- 2 dashes orange bitters
Shake all ingredients with ice and double strain. Pour over a block of fresh ice.
- 3/4 oz Zarpado REAPER
- 3/4 oz Yellow Chartreuse
- 3/4 oz Amaro Averna
- 1/2 oz Lime Juice
- 1/4 oz Yuzu Juice
Shake and double strain into a coupe. Serve with am orange twist expressed over the drink to release its oils.
More ways to Zarpado
SANDÍA PICANTE
- 1½ oz Zarpado REAPER
- A few chunks of fresh watermelon
- ½ oz fresh lime juice
- ¼ oz simple syrup
How to Make: Muddle the watermelon in your shaker until it turns into a puree, then add the lime juice, simple syrup, and tequila. Shake well and strain into your glass.
ESCAPE ARTIST
- 2 oz Zarpado Blanco (swap 1 oz with Zarpado REAPER to add some heat)
- 0.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 0.5 oz Strawberry Syrup
- 3-4 Mint Leaves
- 2 oz Ginger Beer
Muddle mint and strawberry syrup. Combine remaining ingredients into a cocktail shaker (excluding ginger beer). Add ice and shake to chill. Double-strain into a double-rocks glass over fresh ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with strawberry, lemon, and mint sprig.
MANGO MARG-A-GO-GO
- 2 oz Zarpado Blanco (swap 1 oz with Zarpado REAPER to add some heat)
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.5 oz mango syrup
Use a lime wedge and black sea salt to add a half or full salted rim to your rocks glass, then put it aside. Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously to chill. Strain into your salted-rimmed rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel.
APRICOT HABANERO MARG
- 1 tbs apricot jam
- 2 oz Zarpado REAPER
- 1 oz lemon juice
- ¾ oz triple sec
- tajin rim & habanero for garnish
Add the first four ingredients to a cocktail shaker and dry shake (no ice) thoroughly until the jam is incorporated. Add ice and shake again until well chilled before straining into a Tajin rimmed glass filled with ice. Garnish with a habanero slice and enjoy!
WELCOME HOME
- 1.75 oz Zarpado Blanco
- 0.5 oz Ancho Reyes Verde Chile Liqueur
- 0.5 oz Fresh Pineapple Juice
- 0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 0.25 oz Blackberry Syrup
- 4-5 drops Bittermens Hellfire Habanero Shrub
Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously to chill. Strain into a rocks glass over a large fresh ice cube. Garnish with pineapple fronds and a blackberry skewer.
PINEAPPLE COCONUT MARG
- 2 oz Zarpado Reposado
- 1.5 oz pineapple juice
- 0.5 oz coconut cream
- 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
- Shredded coconut, for the rim
- Garnish: cherry + pineapple leaf or wedge
Rim your glass with a swipe of lime juice, then dip in shredded coconut. Fill a shaker with ice, add the tequila, pineapple juice, coconut cream, and lime juice, and shake well. Strain over fresh ice in your rimmed glass, then garnish with a cherry and pineapple leaf.
LOADED TACO MARG
- 2 oz Zarpado Reposado
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- Tajín, for the rim
- Ice
Rim your glass with lime juice and Tajín, then fill a shaker with ice. Add the tequila and lime juice, shake until ice-cold, and strain over fresh ice. Pair with grovery store mini chicken tacos, chips & guacamole!
HOT N' SPICY PICKLE MARG
- 1-2 shots Zarpado REAPER
- Fresh lime juice
- Hot spear pickle juice (any pickle brand you love)
- Salt & Tajín, for the rim
- Pickle spear, for garnish
Rim your glass with salt and Tajín, then fill with ice. Add a shot or two of Reaper, a squeeze of fresh lime juice, and a splash of hot pickle juice. Give it a quick stir, then garnish with a pickle spear.
POOLSIDE PINEAPPLE FIZZ
- 1.5 oz Zarpado REAPER
- 1.5 oz pineapple juice
- 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
- 2 fresh jalapeño slices, plus a few chopped
- 1 bottle sparkling lime & yuzu soda
- Tajín, for the rim
Pour out a little of the sparkling citrus soda to make room, then use a small funnel to add the tequila, pineapple juice, and lime juice, dropping in the jalapeño slices. Gently roll to combine (don't shake), rim with Tajín, and enjoy ice cold.
