Cranberry-Chipotle Margarita - Rick Bayless

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 canned chipotles en adobo, stems removed
• The zest (colored part only) of 1/2 orange
• Kosher salt (or salt buzzed in a spice grinder with a little orange peel) and lime for rimming the glass
• 1 1/2 ounces mezcal (or tequila, if you prefer)
• 1/2 ounce clear orange liqueur (like Combier or Cointreau)
• 1 ounce Cranberry-Chipotle Syrup
• 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice