Melba Aguilera - Cozumel Vireo

Melba Aguilera is a birder and guide based in Cozumel, Mexico.

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Cozumel Vireo

•  1 ½ oz Reposado or Blanco Tequila
•  ½ oz Triple Sec
•  ½ oz Cinnamon Syrup*
•  ½ oz Lime Juice
•  Ice
•  Cinnamon Stick

Instructions

1. In a shaker filled halfway with ice, add tequila, Triple Sec, Lime Juice, and cinnamon syrup.
2. Shake shake shake
3. Pour into a lowball glass and garnish with the cinnamon stick

*Cinnamon Syrup recipe

•  1 cup brown sugar
•  1 cup water
•  ½ tsp cinnamon

Instructions

1.  Combine all in a small sauce pot
2.  Bring to a simmer, cook on low for 5 minutes
3.  Cool completed, transfer to a container and refrigerate up to 6 months.