The Tamarind Margarita

Prep 5 min · Makes 1 cocktail

Tart tamarind, fresh lime and the rounded sweetness of agave meet a savoury rim with a distinctly Indian character.

Featuring: Tamarind Cocktail Salt

Ingredients

  • 45 ml blanco tequila

  • 20 ml fresh lime juice

  • 20 ml tamarind concentrate, diluted if very thick

  • 15 ml agave syrup or simple syrup

  • Ice

  • SALTL Tamarind Cocktail Salt, for the rim

  • Lime wedge, to garnish

Method

  1. Run a lime wedge around half the rim of a rocks glass.

  2. Dip the moistened rim into a shallow plate of tamarind cocktail salt.

  3. Add tequila, lime juice, tamarind concentrate and syrup to a shaker filled with ice.

  4. Shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds.

  5. Strain over fresh ice into the prepared glass and garnish with a lime wedge.