Ingredients:
Chile Salt & Agave Syrup
1/2 cupHimalayan salt
2 teaspoonschipotle powder
2/3 cupagave nectar
1/3 cupboiling water
Cocktails
4 ouncesblanco tequila or mezcal
4 dashesorange bitters
2 ouncesfresh lime juice
3/4 ounceagave syrup
Chile salt
Lime peel or jalapeño slice, for the rim
Directions:
Make the chile salt: In a small jar, add the salt and chipotle powder. Store covered for up to 1 month.
Make the agave syrup: In a medium jar, add the agave and water and stir until the agave has dissolved into the water. Cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
Make the cocktails: In a cocktail shaker with ice, add the tequila, bitters, lime juice, and 3/4 ounce of the agave syrup. Shake well. Dip two rocks glasses in the chile salt and add ice. Strain the tequila mixture over the ice and garnish with a lime peel or jalapeño.