How to Drink Hazmat: The Cocktail Recipe

How to Drink Hazmat

Hazmat is a community cocktail, a riff on a Paper Plane built around tequila and absinthe. It's bright, herbal, and a little dangerous. Here's how to make it.

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz Herradura Silver tequila

• 0.5 oz La Fée absinthe

• 1 oz fresh lime juice

• 0.5 oz simple syrup (1:1)

• 6 mint leaves

• 2 oz soda water

How to Make It

1. Muddle the mint lightly in a shaker.

2. Add tequila, absinthe, lime, and syrup.

3. Fill with ice and shake hard for 10 seconds.

4. Double strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice.

5. Top with soda water.

6. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Why It Works

The absinthe brings anise and herbal depth. The lime cuts the sweetness. The tequila keeps it grounded. It's a summer drink that doesn't taste like a pool.

Bottom Line

If you like tequila and aren't scared of absinthe, make this. It's one of the better tequila cocktails that isn't a margarita.