National Tequila Day 2018: one of the best cocktail recipes

By SABRINA BARR From Independent UK

Yesterday (24) was National Tequila Day

Stir up a storm this week and still celebrate National Tequila Day with this cocktail recipe:

The refreshing margarita

‘Gaucho Margarita’ (Coin Laundry)

This margarita is served at Coin Laundry at Exmouth Market in Clerkenwell, London.

The recipe includes Gatsby’s caramatè Olmeca tequila, which is a combination of Gatsby’s caramatè tea and Olmeca silver tequila.

To make the tequila, infuse 25g of Gatsby’s caramatè tea in a 70cl bottle of Olmeca silver tequila.

Let it infuse for approximately 15 minutes, before fine straining the mixture and rebottling it.

Ingredients:

50ml Gatsby’s caramatè Olmeca tequila
25ml lime juice
10ml agave syrup
Two dashes of saline solution
Method:

Put all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
Shake it with ice and strain it twice.
Serve the cocktail in a glass on the rocks.

IMAGE: coin-laundry-gaucho-margarita.jpg

For more National Tequila Day recipes go to: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/national-tequila-day-2018-us-best-cocktail-recipes-margarita-a8461116.html