Ingredients:
1/4 cup sugar
1 jalapeno, seeded and sliced
3 tablespoons coarse salt
2 ounces silver tequila
1 ounce triple sec
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
ice
Directions:
In saucepan over medium heat, cook sugar with 1/4 cup water to dissolve; remove from heat.
Reserve 1 jalapeno slice; stir remaining slices into syrup.
Let sit 5 minutes, then strain and let cool.
Pour salt onto plate.
Salt rim of rocks glass.
In shaker, combine tequila, triple sec, lime juice, 1 tbsp. jalapeno syrup and ice.
Shake and strain into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with reserved jalapeno slice.