The best spicy margarita cocktail with zesty lime
Serves 1
Easy
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Raise a glass to summer with this easy tequila cocktail with added chilli warmth – try swapping tequila for mezcal for a smokier flavour
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- ½ tsp mild chilli powder
- 25ml lime juiceplus the zest of ½ a lime (reserve one squeezed lime wedge)
- 50ml blancoor reposado tequila
- 25ml triple sec(we used Cointreau)
- dash of hot sauce
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Mix together 1 tsp of salt, the chilli powder and lime zest, and sprinkle onto a saucer. Rub the reserved lime wedge around the rim of a margarita or coupe glass, then dip in the chilli salt to cover the rim.
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Put the lime juice, tequila, triple sec and hot sauce in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into the glass and serve.
