Spice things up with a habanero margarita! This one gets kicked up a notch with some pepper-infused hot honey and rimmed with a habanero salt!
WHAT YOU'LL LOVE
- Dipping the rim in cayenne-infused honey before the habanero salt gives the salt something tacky to stick to, rather than trying to coat a bare glass rim
- Making a simple honey syrup by combining equal parts honey and hot water dissolves the honey fully, so it blends smoothly into the shaken cocktail rather than sitting as a separate, hard-to-mix ingredient
- Using habanero-infused salt for the rim instead of plain salt carries the same pepper heat found in the honey, tying every element of the glass back to one consistent spice profile
- Shaking the tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice over ice before straining into the glass chills and dilutes the cocktail properly, rather than stirring it and ending up with a warmer, less balanced drink
