A really delicious cocktail for anyone who loves tequila! Grilling the lemon brings out the sweetness and essential oils, mix that with some flavorful reposado tequila and a kiss of agave for balance and you have one of the best sipping tequila drinks EVER!
1large ice cube-optional, can use a couple small cubes
Instructions
Cut the lemon in half and grill, cut side down, over direct medium high heat for about 6 minutes until they are nice and charred.Then flip and grill the lemon rind for 4-5 minutes.Pull from the grill and let cool. The grilled lemon can be made a day or two ahead and stored in the fridge.
1 lemon
In a small rocks glass squeeze a grilled lemon half completely. The pulp will be kind of jammy and thick, you want all that in your glass! Drop the whole lemon half in the glass.
Pour in just a little bit of agave. (agave is very sweet, so you probably only need about ½ tsp)Give it a stir with the lemon to dissolve the agave.
½ teaspoon light agave syrup
Add 1 large ice cube or a couple smaller ones.
1 large ice cube
Pour the tequila over the ice cube. Give the drink a stir with the cinnamon stick if using.