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White Peony Cucumber Basil Margarita
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White Peony Cucumber Basil Margarita

Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings 1

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. blanco tequila
  • 4 slices Persian cucumber
  • 2 medium basil leaves
  • 1 sachet Pique White Peony tea crystals
  • 2 oz. fresh lime juice
  • 1 tbsp agave nectar

For serving

  • Coarse salt for glass
  • 2-3 thin slices of Persian cucumber sliced lengthwise using a vegetable peeler
  • Wheel of lime
  • Ice

Instructions

  • Pour salt onto a small plate. Run a lime wedge around the perimeter of a cocktail glass and dip into salt. Fill glass with ice.
  • Add tequila, cucumber, basil leaves, and White Peony Tea Crystals to a pint glass and muddle the cucumber and basil just enough to break them up.
  • Add 1 cup of ice, lime juice, and agave nectar to glass. Shake vigorously for 8-10 seconds. Strain over fresh ice in a glass and garnish with cucumber slices, fresh basil, and lime.