Nico de Soto

Location: New York, NY
Bar: Mace
Instagram: @Nico2Soto

Nico de Soto is a bar figure who can be found at any given moment tending bar or DJing in Paris, New York, or Dubai. The magic of the bar brought him to Lebanon, the Philippines, Miami, Berlin, and many other outposts. An ode to wanderlust, this recipe evokes a journey through Mexico, and its culinary variety. For the Spicy Margarita, Nico sampled notes from Pueblan mole, the spiciness of Guadalajara, and the tropical paradise of the Yucatán.

Spicy Margarita

ALL-NATURAL INGREDIENTS

Paladar Blanco Tequila — Jalisco, Mexico
Triple Sec Flavor — Saumur, France
Pineapple Juice — Long An, Vietnam
Orange Flavor — Oxnard, California
Chipotle Extract — Oxnard, California

Paladar Tequila

TEQUILA, JALISCO, MEXICO

Produced by the Orendain family, who have made tequila since 1844 and is the last of the independent founding families of tequila. Paladar harvests Blue Weber agave on their own farms, roasts, and pine-box ferments the agave with wild yeast and distills it in a steel pot still for a rustic and rounded taste. Paladar is an homage to the traditions and volcanic land of Mexico, with a futurist take on this ancient category.