The luscious purple color of this drink is a stunner! Taste a berry first to check for sweetness. If it's not supersweet, add a tablespoon of sugar when muddling the berries.

Ingredients

　　1 tablespoon fresh blackberries

　　1 tablespoon diced poblano peppers, or 1 1/2 tablespoons, if very mild

　　1 ounce silver tequila

　　3/4 ounce Cointreau

　　In a cocktail shaker, muddle the blackberries and poblano peppers. Shake with the tequila, Cointreau, and ice. Strain into a martini glass.

　　Note:

　　If working with fresh blackberries, raspberries, or blueberries, to avoid pulp or seeds in your glass, strain before serving. Blackberries not in season? Use frozen berries.

　　From Spice & Ice: 60 Tongue-Tingling Cocktails by Kara Newman. Text copyright © 2009 by Kara Newman; photographs copyright © 2009 by Antonis Achilleos. Published by Chronicle Books LLC.