A gorgeous silver tequila that has a nice clarity, a clean taste of agave, and all that minerality that I love so much. In short, it is a savory tequila. Enter bitter aperitifs – the tequila in this martini is the prism, and pulls apart all those gorgeous aromatics found in a well-made bitters product. Add a few drops of saline solution, and a few drops of hops distillate to add a spicy vegetal note to the cocktail and you have La Jefa – which means Boss Lady in Spanish. This cocktail is a stunningly beautiful lady - but she is strong and powerful - lest you forget who is the boss.
The great thing about martinis is that you can prepare them one off or you can batch them and serve them in a classy martini pitcher. Below are the proportions for both the batched version and the singular serving – because I know you are going to want to share this cocktail with friends.
I hope you enjoy this cocktail as much as I do, I’m starting to think that this is my new Spirit Cocktail (is that a thing?). Anyway…. It’s damn delicious, and it is a lovely martini variation for summer entertaining.