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
- 1.5 oz grapefruit juice
- 0.75 oz agave syrup
Shaken and strained into ice in a highball glass, topped with club soda and garnished with a grapefruit twist
- 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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
PINEAPPLE MARGARITA
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- 2 oz ZARPADO BLANCO
- 1/2 oz triple sec
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 1/2 oz agave syrup
- 1 oz pineapple juice
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake + strain into a glass with ice. Garnish with a pineapple wedge.
