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Try this recipe for a spicy margarita, then check out our classic margarita, frozen margarita and more tequila cocktail recipes. Also discover more Mexican cocktails such as our michelada and paloma cocktail.


How to make a spicy margarita... step-by-step video


Spicy margarita recipe

  • ½ tsp mild chilli powder
  • 25ml lime juice
    plus the zest of ½ a lime (reserve one squeezed lime wedge)
  • 50ml blanco
    or reposado tequila
  • 25ml triple sec
    (we used Cointreau)
  • dash of hot sauce

    Method

    • step 1

      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.

    • step 2

      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.

    Try more of our summer cocktail recipes

    Two frozen margaritas with lime wedges in the background

    Authors

    Hannah Guinness olive magazine portrait
    Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer
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