Coronarita with Lime, Chili, and Mezcal

coronaritas with lime wedges and bowls of chili on the wooden board around them

Coronarita with Lime, Chili, and Mezcal

This Coronarita recipe made with lime, chili, and mezcal is the perfect drink for a hot summer day, a day full of football, or Cinco de Mayo! This drink is made with a crisp corona tipped into a bright, spicy, and smoky margarita, making it as flavorful as it is festive!

Course Drinks

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword beergarita, corona, coronarita, margarita

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings coronaritas

Calories 234kcal

Author Elizabeth Van Lierde

Ingredients

Lime Wedges
Kosher Salt + Chili Powder for glass rim
4 oz Fresh Lime Juice
2 oz Cointreau
2 oz Mezcal or Gold Tequila
2 tbsp Agave Nectar
3-% Jalapeno Slices optional, depending on how spicy you like it!
Crushed Ice
2 Corona Bottles

Instructions

Run a lime wedge against two margarita glass rims and dip in a shallow dish filled with mixed kosher salt and chili powder.
Fill a cocktail shaker full of regular ice and add in lime juice, Cointreau, mezcal, agave nectar, and jalapeno slices, if using, cover, and shake well for 30 seconds.
Fill the two margarita glasses with crushed ice and strain the cocktail mix into the glasses.
There should be 1/3 to a 1/2 of room left. Open a small Coronita beer and carefully place the beer bottle into the bottom of the glass. Cheers!

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