Cadillac Margarita Recipe

Name: Cadillac Margarita
Prep time: 9 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz tequila reposado; 1 oz orange liqueur; 1 oz lime juice; 1 lime wedge; sea salt, for garnish; red pepper flakes, for garnish

Rating 5.0

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The next-level Cadillac margarita is made from high-quality reposado tequila. This recipe gets a unique and spicy kick from a salt rim speckled with red pepper flakes.

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Tiffany La Forge

Tiffany La Forge is a professional chef, cookbook author, and food writer who graduated from The Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. She runs the seasonal food blog, Parsnips and Pastries, and is author of The Modern Cast Iron Cookbook.

Ingredients

Servings:

1 1/2 oz

tequila reposado

1 oz

orange liqueur

1 oz

lime juice

lime wedge

sea salt, for garnish

red pepper flakes, for garnish

Directions 5 steps | 10 Minutes

Step 1

Fill a glass with ice and water and let it get very cold. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the tequila, orange liqueur and lime juice.

Step 2

Shake well for 30 seconds or until the outside of the shaker becomes cold and frosty.

Step 3

Remove ice and water from the glass, and cover the glass rim with the lime wedge. Mix together the salt and a pinch of red pepper flakes in a flat dish.