Tamarind Chili Margarita 🍹 Mexican Cocktail 🇲🇽

Description

Sweet–sour tamarind, fresh lime, tequila, and a chili-salt rim — classic Mexican margarita vibes, but with that spicy street twist. 🌶️

Hook
Serve it in a chilled glass with tajín on the rim and a lime wheel — fiesta in 2 minutes. 🎉

Ingredients

• For the drink
• 🥃 Tequila (blanco): 60 ml (¼ cup / 2 fl oz)
• 🍊 Tamarind syrup (or concentrate, diluted): 40 ml (2½ tbsp / 1.35 fl oz)
• 🍋 Fresh lime juice: 30 ml (2 tbsp / 1 fl oz)
• 🍯 Agave syrup or simple syrup (optional): 10–15 ml (2–3 tsp)
• 🧊 Ice cubes: 1 cup
• For the rim
• 🌶️ Tajín or chili powder: 1 tbsp
• 🧂 Fine salt: 1 tsp
• 🍋 Lime wedge: for the rim
• For garnish
• 🍋 Lime wheel
• 🌶️ Dried chili (optional)

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Rim the glass
2. Mix tajín and salt on a small plate. Rub the rim of the glass with lime, dip into the chili-salt mix, shake off excess.
3. 2️⃣ Shake
4. In a shaker add ice, tequila, tamarind syrup, lime juice and (if you like it sweeter) agave. Shake 15–20 seconds until very cold.
5. 3️⃣ Serve
6. Fill the rimmed glass with fresh ice, strain the cocktail over. Garnish with lime wheel and a pinch of tajín on top.

Total Time

⏱️ Prep: 3 min

🍹 Mixing: 2 min

❄️ Rest: 0 min

🕒 Total: 5 min

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