Blood Orange Chili Marg

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A well-made spicy marg might be the best drink around. This one is a little bit fancier than my go-to everyday spicy marg. The key here is FRESH SQUEEZED JUICE. None of that fake looking lime bottle with lime flavored water inside! GET TO SQUEEZING!

BLOOD ORANGE CHILI MARG

Time: 5 minutes // Servings: 1 cocktail

INGREDIENTS

  • Zest of 1 lime

  • 1 Tablespoon coarse salt

  • 1 teaspoon chili powder

  • 1/2 oz hot honey (like Mike’s Hot Honey)

  • 1/2 oz hot water

  • 1 oz fresh squeezed Lime Juice

  • 1 oz fresh blood orange juice

  • 1 oz Tequila (I recommend Tanteo Jalapeno Tequila, but you can use whatever you have on hand)

  • 1 oz Cointreau (or Grand Marnier)

DIRECTIONS

  • You’re certainly going to want more than just one of these, so I suggest just squeezing a bunch of limes so you have juice on hand to make more and more!

  • In a shallow dish, mix together the zest, salt & chili powder.

  • Run a wedge of a lime around the rim of the glass you plan on using to serve the marg.

  • Dip the rim in the salt mixture. Set aside.

  • Combine the hot honey and hot water in a small container. Stir until the honey is dissolved.

  • In a shaker filled with ice, add the hot honey syrup, juices, tequila and cointreau.

  • Shake, Shake, Shake… like for a good minute.

  • Pour the entire contents of the shaker (ice and all) into the rimmed glass.

  • Serve immediately!

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