Cocktail of the week: Smoking Goat's tequila, mandarin and lime | Food

A refreshing twist on the classic margarita Serves 1 25ml blanco tequila (any brand)25ml orange liqueur or triple sec (we use Clements Crole Shrubb) 5ml palm sugar syrup (melt one part palm sugar in two parts water over a low heat), or normal sugar syrup15ml mandarin juice15ml lime juice1 pinch sea salt1 mint leaf, to

Margarita with a twist: Tequila, mandarin and lime. Photograph: Dan Matthews/The GuardianMargarita with a twist: Tequila, mandarin and lime. Photograph: Dan Matthews/The Guardian
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Cocktail of the week: Smoking Goat's tequila, mandarin and lime

A refreshing twist on the classic margarita

Serves 1

25ml blanco tequila (any brand)
25ml orange liqueur or triple sec (we use Clement’s Créole Shrubb)
5ml palm sugar syrup (melt one part palm sugar in two parts water over a low heat), or normal sugar syrup
15ml mandarin juice
15ml lime juice
1 pinch sea salt
1 mint leaf, to garnish

Put everything except the mint in a shaker, add a big handful of ice and shake hard for 10 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice cubes, garnish with mint, and serve.

Kajsa Renmarker, bar manager, Smoking Goat, London E1

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