{"id":29337,"date":"2015-11-12T19:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T00:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=29337"},"modified":"2016-12-01T17:30:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T22:30:57","slug":"spicy-margarita-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=29337","title":{"rendered":"Spicy Margarita Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>We were in sunny California for a long week-end recently, and I was introduced to a new drink.\u00a0 My friend Reagan and his gang concocted a spicy margarita that combines the flavors of orange, lemon, lime, and serrano pepper to create a cocktail that is beyond anything I have ever tasted.\u00a0 Keeping in mind that my spice meter registers on the low side, there was just enough kick to this drink to make it worth my while.\u00a0 Those of you who say more is more when it comes to peppers, can up your dosage by adding a few more slices of the pepper to this concoction.\u00a0 This drink was served with Reagan&#8217;s fish and shrimp tacos, but you can serve it along with <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2015\/10\/15\/salmon-tacos-with-guacamole\/\">these<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2014\/06\/05\/the-best-guacamole-ever\/\">this<\/a>.\u00a0 This spicy margarita is a perfect drink for those cold months we are about to meet, and if you add it to your holiday cocktail menu, your friends and family might just make sure you get an extra gift or two.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29357\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Spicy-Margarita-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Spicy Margarita\" width=\"640\" height=\"961\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Spicy-Margarita-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Spicy-Margarita-215x323.jpg 215w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Spicy-Margarita-300x451.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Spicy-Margarita-900x1352.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>SPICY MARGARITA<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source &#8211; Reagan W.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Serves 4<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1\/2 lime, sliced into wedges<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1\/2 lemon, sliced into wedges<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>1\/2 orange, sliced into wedges<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1 serrano pepper, sliced with seeds removed<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>4 cups limeade<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0 1 cup silver\u00a0 tequila<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1\/2 cup orange liqueur<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>4 tablespoons agave<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Muddle the orange, lemon, lime slices along with 4 slices of serrano pepper in a pitcher.\u00a0 (Use more peppers if you want more spice, but taste it first.)\u00a0\u00a0 Add the limemade, tequila, agave, and orange liqueur and stir to mix.\u00a0 This mixture may be refrigerated at this point.\u00a0 When it is time to serve, put enough for one serving into a shaker along with ice cubes and shake for 30 seconds.\u00a0 Pour just the liquid into a cocktail glass, and add ice.\u00a0 Garnish with peppers or fruit.\u00a0 Add salt to the glass if you wish.\u00a0 (We felt the salt detracted from the flavors of the drink.)\u00a0 Prepare yourself for compliments.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29342\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2012-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Spicey Margarita\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2012-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2012-430x286.jpg 430w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2012-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2012-900x599.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>We have a great list of features lined up for tomorrow.\u00a0 We hope to see you back here then.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Take care.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were in sunny California for a long week-end recently, and I was introduced to a new drink.\u00a0 My friend Reagan and his gang concocted a spicy margarita that combines the flavors of orange, lemon, lime, and serrano pepper to create a cocktail that is beyond anything I have ever tasted.\u00a0 Keeping in mind that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[31,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29337"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29337"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33344,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29337\/revisions\/33344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}