Agave Inferno — Tequila Meets Islay Fire

What You’ll Need:
A Deer Jimmy’s® bottle filled with blanco tequila and aged on Islay whisky barrel chips. After aging: fresh lime juice, orange liqueur (like Cointreau), a touch of agave syrup, ice, and a rocks glass with optional smoked salt rim.

Step One: Add Smoke to the Spirit

Start by aging your blanco tequila in a Deer Jimmy’s® bottle packed with Islay oak chips. Within a few weeks, that fresh agave spirit transforms into something deeper — wild smoke, salty edges, and a soft burn of coastal peat. It’s not just tequila anymore. It’s a spirit with grit and soul, touched by fire and sea.

Step Two: Shake It Up With Intention

When your aged tequila is ready, it’s time to build the cocktail. Combine the smoky spirit with lime juice, a splash of orange liqueur, and a touch of agave syrup. Shake it hard over ice. You want this drink cold, fast, and unapologetically bold. Strain into a rocks glass. If you want to lean into the smoke, rim the glass with smoked salt — or leave it bare for a cleaner finish.

Step Three: Sip With Respect

Agave Inferno isn’t your average Margarita. The Islay oak brings a depth most tequila cocktails never touch. The lime still cuts through, the sweetness balances the edge, but the finish? That’s where the smoke lives. It doesn’t overpower. It lingers. It warms your throat like a slow exhale after a long day. You’ll taste peat, citrus, firewood and charred herbs — all wrapped around the agave’s natural bite.

The Margarita Grows Up

This is the drink you pull out when a regular Margarita feels too tame. When you want to surprise someone. When you want to toast something important — or just say, “I made this.” Agave Inferno is for those who age their own spirits, trust their taste, and like their classics with a twist of danger.