Cocktail recipe: Smoked Apple Cider Margarita

The Classic Grill at Madden's shared this cocktail recipe with WCCO Mid-Morning viewers.

Smoked Apple Cider Margarita 

Ingredients:

• Cinnamon sugar 
• 2 oz silver tequila 
• ½ oz orange liquor 
• 4 oz apple cider
• ½ lime squeezed 
• 1 ½ teaspoons of maple syrup garnish with cinnamon sticks and apple slices 

Instructions:

• Rim glass with cinnamon sugar
• Combine 2 oz tequila, ½ oz Cointreau liquor, 4 oz apple cider, 1/2 oz lime juice,1 ½ teaspoons of maple syrup into a shaker, strain into glass with Madden's logo ice.
• Select your flavor of smoke:  Apple, hickory, cherry or bourbon (smoke lightly)
• Garnish with dried apple slices and cinnamon
• Place Smokeshow Smoker on top & fill basket with smoke dust
• Torch smoke dust and let rest for 20 seconds