Spiked Agua de Mango

A grown up mangonada with a splash of tequila.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon dried chile piquín (or any Mexican dried chile powder)
• 1 ripe mango (peeled, pitted and cut into chunks (about 1 cup), plus more for garnish)
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1/2 ounce of the Chile Piquín Syrup
• 2 ounces Reposado tequila
• Kosher salt (to rim glass)
• Mango slice (to garnish (optional))
• Lime wheel (to garnish (optional))

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- To make the Chile Piquín Syrup: ---
2. 2Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan. Set over medium heat, add the chile piquín, stir, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and simmering for 5 minutes until the sugar dissolves into the water. Turn off heat and let it sit for at least an hour before using. Strain before using.
3. 3--- To make the Agua de Mango: ---
4. 4In a blender, combine the mango chunks, 1/2 cup cold water, lime juice, 1/2 ounce of the chile piquín syrup, and the tequila. Puree until completely smooth.
5. 5Wet the rim of a glass with water, or rub with half a lime, and dip into salt. Add ice cubes to the glass and pour in the agua de mango. Garnish with a slice of mango and a lime wheel.