How To Make Smoky Apple Cider Mezcal Margarita
This mezcal margarita recipe is an ideal drink this fall. Using only three ingredients, it creates a marvelous blend of smoky, sweet, and tart.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Margarita:
- 2ozmezcal
- 2ozapple ciderhomemade or store-bought
- 1ozlime juicefreshly-squeezed
- applesdiced (Optional garnish)
- cinnamon stick(Optional garnish)
For Salt Rim Garnish:
- 1Tbspcoarse kosher salt
- 1Tbspsugargranulated or brown
- 1tspground ginger
- 1lime
Instructions
Margarita:
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Begin by salting the rims of your glasses, if desired.
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Add mezcal, apple cider, and lime juice to a cocktail shaker, and shake or stir until combined.
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Fill glass with ice. Pour in the margarita mixture over the rocks.
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Serve immediately, garnished with diced apples and a cinnamon stick, if desired.
Salt rim garnish:
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Whisk together the salt, sugar, and ground ginger in a shallow bowl until combined.
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Run a slice of lime around the top edge of your glass, then dip it in the ginger mixture.
Recipe Notes
If you want the mixture to be sweeter, stir in ½ teaspoon of maple syrup or agave nectar at a time, until the mix reaches your desired level of sweetness.
Nutrition
- Calories: 240.41kcal
- Fat: 0.31g
- Saturated Fat: 0.08g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.08g
- Carbohydrates: 30.22g
- Fiber: 2.74g
- Sugar: 19.62g
- Protein: 0.83g
- Sodium: 520.35mg
- Calcium: 40.25mg
- Potassium: 187.10mg
- Iron: 0.94mg
- Vitamin A: 2.05µg
- Vitamin C: 28.55mg
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