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Spirit Box Mexican Martini
Citrusy, briny, and actually balanced - no unnecessary extras.
Prep: 3 min
Method: shake
Glass: Coupe or martini glass
Flavor Profile:
citrussavoryumami
Rob's Story
Most Mexican Martinis get lost trying to do too much—orange juice, extra sweeteners, random modifiers that do not belong.
This keeps it tight.
You get brightness from the lime, salinity from the olive juice, and just enough structure from the orange liqueur to round it out. Nothing extra, nothing muddy.
Quality matters here—especially the olive juice. A clean, well-made brine makes the drink. If that is off, everything falls apart.
Ingredients
Scale:
0.75 oz
Lime juice
Fresh squeezed
0.5 oz
Olive juice (brine)
1 oz
Orange liqueur
1.5 oz
Blanco tequila
Garnish
1 or 3 skewered olives
Method
1
Add lime juice, olive juice, and orange liqueur to a shaker.
2
Add tequila last.
3
Shake with H2O croutons for 10–12 seconds.
10–12 seconds4
Fine strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass.
Fine strain (double strain if needed) so ice chips do not land in a stemmed glass.
Pro Tips
Olive juice quality is load-bearing — a clean, well-made brine makes the drink.
Fine strain into the stemmed glass so ice chips do not ruin texture.