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Ingredients
- Citrus salt or kosher salt (optional; see Note)
- ⅛cup/1 ounce tequila
- 2tablespoons/½ ounce simple syrup (see Note)
- Juice of ½ lemon
- Juice of ½ lime
- 112-ounce bottle chilled lager or other light-colored beer
Preparation
- Step 1
Rim a highball glass with salt (see Note). Place glass in refrigerator to chill.
- Step 2
In a large shaker, combine tequila, simple syrup, lemon juice and lime juice. Add ice and shake well.
- Step 3
Strain into chilled glass. Top up slowly with beer, leaving a little foam on top. Serve immediately.
- To make citrus salt, finely grate zest from a lemon or lime to measure about 2 teaspoons. In a bowl, combine zest very well with ¼ cup kosher or margarita salt. To rim a glass, spread the salt mixture on a small plate. Rub a little lime juice on the outside rim of the glass and dip into the salt, turning gently to coat. To make simple syrup, warm 1 cup sugar in 1 cup water in a saucepan over low heat until dissolved, then cool to room temperature.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
@Ron Aaronson: 2 TB sugar equivalent to 1/2oz.SYRUP (not dry sugar)
2 tablespoons of simple sugar would be at least one ounce, not 1/2 ounce.
This is my new favorite summertime drink. Super simple and I always have lemons and limes on hand in the summertime. Don't overthink the measurements, just use a hefty glug of tequila, a drop of maple syrup, a dash of fine sea salt, and the lime and lemon juices. Shake with ice, strain into a beer glass, and quickly pour in a can of Beacon Brewery Sweetland Light (LaGrange, Georgia, baby!)
The Yardbird cookbook calls for 30ml tequila and 15ml simple syrup so the 1/2 ounce is correct, not the 2 TBSP.
Very light drink. Added a jalapeno slice to add some spice and dimension.
I made this recently at the bar I work at and people loved it! Very refreshing. I used Modelo Especial. Give it a try on a warm day.
@Ron Aaronson: 2 TB sugar equivalent to 1/2oz.SYRUP (not dry sugar)
2 tablespoons of simple sugar would be at least one ounce, not 1/2 ounce.
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