Salt of the Earth

2 oz Blanco tequila, Milagro (beet infused)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Agave syrup (salted lime agave)
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
Instructions

Shake and Strain into a cocktail glass with a half beet salt rim.

Notes

Beet tequila:1 bottle of tequila, 4oz of roasted beets. Infuse for 2 days.
Salted lime agave: Make agave syrup with 16oz of agave 16oz of hot water and steep 1/2oz salt and the zest of 4 limes for 24 hours.

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Posted by Ted K on
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Ted Kilgore, Taste, St. Louis, Mo
Year
2011
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Comments

Ted, if you could give us some instructions on how to make the beet infusion and the infused syrup, I could put them in the notes for you.

Ted K commented on 1/10/2012:

sure, I use 4 oz of roasted beets per liter for 48 hours. The salter lime agave I use 1/2 oz of salt and the zest of 4 limes infused for into a 1;1 agave syrup for24 hours.