A Crisp Life

CRISPbooze. I haven’t posted in a looong while because I just wasn’t feeling inspired. Having a lot of “family time” at home has stretched my creativity. I’ve been making a nightly cocktail from scratch. I went to make a cucumber gimlet (hence the out on my counter, please ignore the crock pot of unoriginal chicken tacos) to discover what I thought were cucumbers in my crisper were actually zucchini 😂 I remembered talking to a friend recently about a cocktail I used to ❤️ at the now closed Victor Tango called (I think) The Pepper Smash. Or maybe that’s what I’m naming it... Anyways, here’s my copycat recipe, it turned out peppery but not spicy and DELISH:

CRISP Copycat Pepper Smash (makes 2 cocktails)
1/2 red pepper or 2 mini red peppers
Juice of 1-2 limes
A little simple syrup or agave or honey
A little water
4 shots of tequila
Tajin for rim of glass (optional)

In a blender combine red pepper, lime juice, simple syrup, and water. Add blended pepper juice to shaker filled with ice and tequila. Shake your anxiety away. Shake shake shake. Strain into cocktail glasses rimmed in tajin. Can be served on the rocks or straight.

Special thanks to for introducing me to spirits