Another successful cocktail experiment….The most difficult part is extracting pluot juice from overripe, squishy pluots. Wear food prep gloves, squeeze the pulp into a blender, then blend and strain for the juice. I have toned down the tequila to juice ratio lately. Now that I have been making cocktail so often, its better to be measured about the level of alcohol intake. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 6 oz pluot juice
• 2 oz tequila
• 3/4 oz triple sec
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• Citrus wheel for garnish
• Lime wedge and sea salt for rimming the glass

Directions

1. Run a lime wedge around the rim of two cocktail glasses.
2. Dip the glass rim in the sea salt.
3. Add ice to the two cocktail glasses.
4. Add pluot juice, tequila, triple sec, and fresh lime juice to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
5. Pour the shaken cocktail into the rimmed glasses.
6. Garnish with citrus wheel and serve.