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Retox Cocktail

By Sother Teague

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Photo of 2 tequila cocktails retox cocktail and margarita cocktail
The Retox Cocktail (left), shown with a classic Margarita.Eric Medsker Photography

A popular fad known as the Detox Cleanse requires its devotees to drink a mixture of lemon juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper. I'd prefer to see an actual doctor and visit the gym rather than subject myself to such lengths. But the detox mixture was so close in nature to a simple sour that I felt compelled to use it as a riff on the classic Margarita. Fresh jalapeños stand in for the cayenne pepper for a brighter, more vegetal flavor, and the richness of maple syrup combined with the tart lemon juice beckons you back for more. 

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