I love supporting my fellow boozey broads – both behind the bar and online. That’s why when Kara Newman reached out with her idea for an online cocktail party featuring drinks from her snazzy lil cocktail book “Spice & Ice,” I was delighted to join in. Our mission was to choose a drink from the book, make it and do a little blog post about it. I’m a tequila lover, so I opted for the Blackberry-Poblano Margarita.

This is a super sipper for warm weather relaxation. I actually like my margaritas nice & limey, so in addition to the ingredients in Kara’s recipe below (excerpted from Spice & Ice), I added about ¼ of fresh lime juice. Delicious!

If you’re into spicy flavors, or into cocktails, Kara’s book is a great addition to you mixology library. Cheers, Kara. (Now… back to that drink!) Recipe here: