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Burmese margarita
- Zaw Mahesh
Published: April 25, 2022 at 12:55 PM
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Serves 1
Easy
Total time: 5 mins
+ infusing
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This zingy cocktail is a fun riff on the classic. To make the jaggery syrup, mix one part jaggery with one part water in a pan, bring to the boil, then cool
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Try this fun margarita recipe, then check out our classic margarita, spicy margarita, picante cocktail, pomegranate margarita and more tequila cocktails.
Ingredients
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50ml tequila
(we used Ocho Blanco)
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4 betel leaves
thinly sliced (available at most Indian or Bangladeshi supermarkets)
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pink himalayan salt
for the rim
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40ml lime juice
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15ml jaggery syrup
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Method
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step 1
Pour the tequila into a clean, sealable container and add the betel leaves. Leave to infuse in a cool, dark place for four to five days.
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step 2
Pour some pink himalayan salt onto a plate and some lime juice into a bowl. Dip half the rim of a coupe glass into the lime juice, then the salt to coat.
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step 3
Shake the infused tequila, jaggery syrup and lime juice in a cocktail shaker with ice, then strain the drink into the glass.
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Zaw Mahesh
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