Spicy Margarita Recipe | olivemagazine

Spicy margarita in glass with lime wedges in bowl

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.

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Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer