Hot Honey Margarita Cocktails

Name: Hot Honey Margarita
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 glass
Cuisine: Mexican-inspired
Ingredients: 2 oz blanco tequila; 1 oz fresh lime juice; 1/2 oz Cointreau (or triple sec); 1/2 oz LadyBug Hot Honey syrup (1:1 hot honey + hot water); Chili-salt for rim, lime wheel to garnish

Prep 5 min · Cook 0 min · Total 5 min · 1 glass

Hot honey margarita with chili-salt rim and lime — Chili-salt rim + tequila + hot-honey kick = perfection.

Bright, tart, and a little dangerous—in the best way. A classic marg with a sweet-heat twist that goes down way too easily.

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Ingredients

2 oz blanco tequila
1 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz Cointreau (or triple sec)
1/2 oz LadyBug hot honey syrup*
Chili-salt for the rim, lime wheel to garnish

🕒 5 min total

🍸 Shaken

🍯 Mild→XHOT (you choose)

Steps

Rim the glass.
Swipe the rim with a lime wedge, dip in chili-salt, and fill the glass with fresh ice.
Shake.
In a shaker with ice: tequila, lime juice, Cointreau, and hot honey syrup. Shake hard 10–12 seconds until icy.
Strain & garnish.
Strain over the fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel. Sip responsibly (and joyfully).

*Hot honey syrup: whisk 1 tbsp LadyBug Hot Honey (Mild or XHOT) with 1 tbsp hot water until smooth (makes ~1 oz; scale as needed). For a spicier kick, use XHOT.

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