Infused Tequila Recipes Jalapeno

Jalapeño Tequila has just the right amount of spicy kick that you need to take your cocktails up a notch. It takes on the flavor and heat of fresh jalapeño peppers, making it the perfect addition to drinks when you wanna bring the heat.

You can sip on this infused tequila on its own, if you'd like, or add it to a mixed drink! I'd like to recommend adding it to a margarita or maybe a paloma. You can't go wrong!

Want more recipes for infused alcohols? Try my Basil Vodka or Sous Vide Limoncello! Cherry Vodka and Raspberry Vodka are beautiful options, too.

Easy Jalapeño Infused Tequila

It's very easy to make. This recipe is almost entirely hands-off. All you need to do is add some jalapeños to a container with tequila and let it sit!

In addition to taking on the flavor of the jalapeños, the originally silver tequila takes on a bit of the color of the peppers, too. You can see it a bit in the photos above. The once clear liquor will end up being a translucent pale yellow/green color.

This is infused tequila is incredibly easy to make. First, you'll start by slicing the jalapeños in half. You could also slice them into rings or quarters or whatever. I just went with halves because it was less work.

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You can also choose to remove the ribs and seeds of the peppers or leave them in. I opted to leave the ribs and seeds intact to increase the overall spiciness of the infusion.

Toss your sliced peppers into a Mason jar (or some other airtight container) and add the tequila. I used a 32 oz. Mason jar, and with the jalapeños in there, it held the contents of a 750 mL bottle of tequila pretty much perfectly.

Seal the jar (or other container) and leave it sit in a cool, dry place for at least 12 hours, or until it reaches the desired level of spiciness. I left mine sit for somewhere between 24 and 36 hours. I would highly recommend tasting the tequila periodically.

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Once you're happy with the flavor and spiciness, simply strain out the jalapeños. You can store your infused tequila in the same vessel in which it was infused, or you can pour the liquid back into the original tequila bottle (this is what I ultimately did).

Make sure to taste the tequila periodically and just stop infusing the tequila whenever it has reached your desired level of spiciness.

Sure, you can use whatever kind of peppers you'd like. Just keep in mind that different peppers have different levels of heat.

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Sure can, but then it won't be jalapeño tequila. You could try using mezcal, instead if you are looking for a smokier flavor.

Jalapeño Tequila has just the right amount of spicy kick that you need to take your cocktails up a notch. It's so easy to make, too.This homemade Spicy Jalapeño Infused Tequila recipe is a concoction with a kick. Made with fresh jalapeño peppers, this spirit — your choice of tequila or mezcal — will bring the heat to all your margaritas and palomas, and help you say goodbye to summer!

Whenever I see spicy drinks on a cocktail menu, I have to order them. Cayenne on the rim, hot sauce, horseradish, jalapeño-infused tequila… I want it all.

Spicy Jalapeño Infused Tequila

But this hasn’t always been a quirk of mine. Just the other day I was chatting with a friend about how I had to teach myself to like spicy foods. My friends and I used to order the most amazing buffalo chicken sandwiches at a bar we frequented, but they were too spicy for me — at first.

The first time I ordered it, I loved it, but it was too much all at once. So I forced myself to order it every time. At least, until the spice became palatable. And now? I can eat some spicy foods. I’m not a 24-types-of-hot-sauce-in-my-fridge kind of person, but I do enjoy a little kick here and there.

I can handle more spice than my husband, who likes things a step above mild, but I also won’t be ordering anything with ghost pepper. And definitely not Carolina Reaper!

Tanteo Jalapeno Tequila 750ml

Spicy cocktails don’t have to be enjoyed only in restaurants and bars, though! You can make your own spicy tequila to mix into your drinks at home.

Infused spirits are alcohols that have been steeped with an ingredient to absorb its flavor. Homemade spiced rum is an excellent example because the rum takes on the flavor of cinnamon, ginger, anise, clove and peppercorn.

If you want to bring heat into a cocktail, infusing a spirit with peppers is the best way to do it. You can buy already-infused spicy spirits, or you can make them at home by infusing your favorite spirits with peppers.

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Infusing your own spicy spirits is my preferred way because you can control how much spice you bring into the spirits. It only takes a few minutes to prepare this homemade spicy jalapeño infused tequila recipe (plus a couple of days to infuse) and you’ll be on your way to enjoying the spicy margaritas of your dreams.

You can use it in any tequila cocktail, such as the classic margarita or the paloma. In the summer, I love it in these spicy blackberry margaritas, but you could even use it for Christmas margaritas. The possibilities are endless!

All you need are some jalapeño peppers and tequila to soak together and a mason jar or bottle to make it happen.

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Now you’re ready to throw it in a drink like this blood orange margarita or a beerita, which is a margarita made with tequila and beer.

And here are 20 more of the best margarita recipes you can try it in! My favorite are these strawberry basil margaritas because the sweetness balances out the spice in a really lovely way. A frozen margarita would also be a fun way to play with fire and ice.

It’s also delicious in a spicy Bloody Mary. Well, when you use tequila, it’s called a Bloody Maria! (A Bloody Mary is made with vodka.)

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Blanco (or silver) tequila is going to be your best bet because it is clear and colorless — a perfect blank slate.

If you prefer an aged taste, try a reposado, which is aged in oak barrels for between two months and one year.

Anejo tequila is aged over a year, and it’s meant to be sipped straight like a fine whiskey or wine, and purists would tell you not to infuse it. But me? I say be creative! You do you.

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Rum and vodka make great bases for infusions, too! You could make habanero rum or pepper vodka. In fact, check out my hatch chile vodka recipe that shows you how to use another kind of pepper and another spirit!

Try adding a few cloves of garlic, pearl onions or slices of onion, red pepper flakes, peppercorns and/or horseradish to your bottle as you infuse. This would be so good in a Bloody Mary!

You can also try roasting your peppers for added smoky flavor. Check out this tutorial for roasting peppers. It would be so good in a smoked old-fashioned with tequila.

Jalapeño Infused Tequila

More peppers — especially if you include the seeds— equals more spice. More time infusing means more of the spicy flavors can be absorbed into the tequila.

If you do add more peppers, you are probably going to need a bigger jar! My rule is 1-2 peppers for 1 cup (8 ounces) of mildly spicy tequila.

Feel free to taste-test it with a spoon every day during the infusion process so you know for sure how spicy it’s getting as it sits.

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But if you still wind up with too-spicy tequila, you can dilute it by mixing it with a little more of the same regular, un-infused tequila you used for the infusion.

I hope you enjoy this jalapeño-infused tequila recipe! Comment below with what you use it in so I can try your spicy concoctions.The restaurants around here all seem to have some kind of margarita with a spicy kick, and I’m partial to the pineapple and jalapeño combination. And as we learned in the Peep-vodka experiment, infusing alcohol is super easy.

I didn’t want my tequila to be undrinkably spicy, so I only used two peppers — one jalapeño and one serrano. They gave the tequila a nice pepper flavor but not a ton of spice. I think it needs an additional jalapeno or serrano (or both) for more of a kick. For the pineapple, I bought a package of pre-cut pineapple at the grocery store, but obviously cutting it fresh is awesome. You can even grill the pineapple, if you want to pump up the sweetness and add a little bit of smokiness.

Pineapple Jalapeño Infused Tequila

The pineapple gives the tequila some obvious sweetness, and the result is definitely margarita-ready. I muddled some of the tequila-soaked pineapple with a few cilantro leaves at the bottom of the glass, but feel free to skip that step if you hate cilantro or you’ve already gotten rid of the pineapple from the bottle. A bit of lime juice, extra pineapple juice and some Cointreau are key, though.

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