Nacho Vidal
A sophisticated cocktail combining tequila blanco and Campari with a homemade citrus-honey shrub. This spicy-sweet drink serves a crowd with its perfect balance of citrus, bitter, and heat from crushed red pepper.
8 servings
17 min
Ingredients
- •2 whole limes
- •¾ cup apple cider vinegar
- •¾ cup sugar
- •2 tablespoons honey
- •1½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- •2 cups tequila blanco
- •1½ cups Campari
- •¾ cup fresh lemon juice
- •¾ cup fresh lime juice
- •8 wedges lime wedges
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Bring all ingredients to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat; simmer until slightly reduced, 8-10 minutes. Let cool, then strain into a jar. Cover and chill.
10 min
- 2.
Combine tequila, Campari, lemon juice, lime juice, and shrub in a large pitcher.
2 min
- 3.
Place 1 1/2 cups tequila mixture in a cocktail shaker; fill with ice. Shake until frosty, about 30 seconds. Divide between 2 rocks glasses filled with ice; garnish each with a lime wedge. Repeat 3 more times.
5 min
- 4.
DO AHEAD: Tequila mixture can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover and chill.