This cocktail is a riff on the Spicy Margarita, adding fresh watermelon juice to complement the sourness of lime and replace the sweetness of triple sec. A little chili salt sprinkled over the watermelon wedge adds a hot foil to the cocktail’s fruity flavors.
Ingredients
2 ounces blanco tequila
1 ounce fresh lime
1 ounce fresh watermelon juice
1/2 ounce agave
Garnish: chili salt topped watermelon wedge
Directions
Combine all ingredients into a mixing tin with ice.
Shake and strain into a double Old Fashioned glass over a 2x2-inch ice cube.
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