Agua De Vida Recipe

Name: Amaya Modern Mexicans Agua De Vida Recipe
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 oz Reposado tequila; 0.75 oz Cointreau (or triple sec); 1 oz Chinola passion fruit liqueur (or passion fruit purée + liqueur); 0.75 oz Fresh lime juice; 0.25 oz Simple syrup (1:1) — optional, to taste; 1 cup Ice (for shaking); 1 piece Lime wheel or wedge; 0.5 piece Passion fruit seeds / half passion fruit (optional); 1 tsp Coarse salt or superfine sugar (rimming) — optional; 1 cup Ice (for serving)

Inspired by Amaya Modern Mexican

Time8m

Serves1

reposado, cointreau, chinola passion fruit liqueur, lime juice

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

2 oz Reposado tequila

3/4 oz Cointreau (or triple sec)

1 oz Chinola passion fruit liqueur (or passion fruit purée + liqueur)

3/4 oz Fresh lime juice

1/4 oz Simple syrup (1:1) — optional, to taste

1 cup Ice (for shaking)

Garnish & Serving

1 piece Lime wheel or wedge

1/2 piece Passion fruit seeds / half passion fruit (optional)

1 tsp Coarse salt or superfine sugar (rimming) — optional

1 cup Ice (for serving)

Method

Cocktail

Prepare glass

If you prefer a rim, run a lime wedge around the rim of a rocks glass or coupe. Dip rim into coarse salt or superfine sugar (optional). Fill the glass with fresh ice and set aside.

Combine ingredients

In a cocktail shaker, add reposado tequila (2 oz), Cointreau (0.75 oz), Chinola passion fruit liqueur (1 oz), and fresh lime juice (0.75 oz). If you like a slightly sweeter drink, add 0.25 oz simple syrup.

Shake

Add a cup of ice to the shaker. Secure the lid and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the outside of the shaker is very cold and slightly frosted.

Double strain & serve

Double-strain the cocktail into the prepared glass over fresh ice (if using a rocks glass) or without ice if you prefer served up. Use a fine mesh strainer in addition to the shaker strainer to catch any passion fruit seeds or pulp.

Garnish & Finish

Float half a teaspoon of passion fruit seeds or a spoonful of pulp on top for visual appeal and texture, or place half a fresh passion fruit in the glass if available.

Garnish with a lime wheel or wedge on the rim. Serve immediately.