The Best Mexican Martini Recipe in the World
I’ve seen so many Mexican Martini recipes that completely miss the boat. This is a very popular drink here in Austin, Texas and I have sampled quite a few of them. After much careful testing, I think I have perfected a pretty damn good version.
- 2 oz. Tequila - Use a good silver tequila. The light color makes it look better.
- 1 1/2 oz. Cointreau or Grand Marnier.
- 2 oz. Lime Juice. Don’t use a mix for this drink. Sweet and Sour will ruin it.
- 1 oz. Orange Juice.
- 1 splash Sprite
- 1 splash olive juice - or more to taste.
- Jalapeno stuffed olives!
How To Make It:
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake it and strain it into a BIG cocktail glass with a salted rim. Spear a few jalapeno stuffed olives and garnish the drink. Serve it up.
This is a really delicious drink that packs quite a punch. You can experiment until you get what you feel is the right blend of flavors. Certain people I know like it with a LOT of olive juice. That variation of the drink we call the Dirty Mexican.
But use these guidelines when experimenting:
- Use good tequila
- NEVER use sweet and sour
- Jalapeno stuffed olives really pimp the drink out.
Glass: Big Cocktail glass
Photo: Clemente
2 Responses to “The Best Mexican Martini Recipe in the World”
January 17th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
I’ve had something similar to this, but without the jalapeno stuffed olives. I will try to make this later this month, for a birthday party.
January 21st, 2008 at 4:01 pm
the cedar door has their original mexican martini recipe posted on the website. check it out:
http://cedardooraustin.com/mexican_martini.html
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