Michelada
A cold Mexican beer cocktail sharpened with lime, chile heat, Worcestershire, and Maggi beneath a restrained salt rim.
- Glassware
- Pint glass
- Strength
- 4% ABVBefore dilution
- Garnish
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- Salt rim Coat only half the rim so the drink can also be tasted without salt.
Ingredients
- Fresh lime juice 15 ml
- Hot sauce 5 drops Use a thin Mexican table sauce with clean chile heat.
- Worcestershire sauce 5 drops
- Maggi Jugo seasoning 5 drops Use Maggi Jugo liquid seasoning, not a stock cube or soy-sauce substitution.
- Pale lager 330 ml Use a very cold, crisp Mexican pale lager.
Preparation
- Coat half the rim of a chilled 568 ml pint glass with fine salt.
- Fill the glass with cubed ice and add the lime juice and three seasonings.
- Pour in the lager slowly to control the foam, then stir once gently.
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