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Prickly Pear Cocktail

Prickly Pear Cocktail ♥️ I had never made a margarita using gin but that’s how I will be making them from now on! I naturally use Empress because it is my favorite! For this recipe, I use their new Elderflower Rose and it was 🔥
Servings: 1 serving
By: Nadia Aidi
Prickly pear cocktail made with empress gin, with a spicy sugar Rin and a blood orange for garnish.
Prep 5 minutes
Cook 0 minutes
Total 5 minutes

Equipment

Ingredients 

  • ¾ oz prickly pear syrup
  • ¾ oz yuzu, juice
  • ½ blood orange, juice
  • ¾ oz triple sec , or orange liqueur
  • 1 ½ oz elderflower rose gin, Empress
  • 1 squeeze lemon

Garnish

  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Sumac
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • agave syrup, or honey, for brushing on the side of the glass
  • blood orange, slice

Instructions

  • To a shaker, prickly pear syrup, yuzu and blood orange juice, triple sec, elderflower rose gin and one squeeze of lemon. Fill with ice. Shake for a minimum of 60 seconds.
  • On a plate, mix your salt, sugar and sumac.
  • Brush a little agave syrup or honey on the side of your glass and pass it through the sumac sugar.
  • Serve with a ice (preferably a single rock) and a slice of blood orange and that is it!

Nutrition

Calories: 277kcal, Carbohydrates: 36g, Protein: 0.4g, Fat: 0.1g, Saturated Fat: 0.02g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g, Sodium: 1171mg, Potassium: 27mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 30g, Vitamin A: 31IU, Vitamin C: 10mg, Calcium: 12mg, Iron: 0.2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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