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Ice
2½ ounces tomato juice
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3 thin crosswise-cut slices hot chili pepper, such as jalapeño
Fill highball glass with ice. Combine the three juices, tequila, honey, onion, pepper slices, Worcestershire sauce, salt to taste in cocktail shaker. Add ice, shake vigorously, then pour (strained) into glass.
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