Michelada
Essentially a beer Bloody Mary, the Michelada is a delicious, savory cocktail made with tomato juice and Mexican lager. Enjoy it on a hot day or for Cinco de Mayo!
Servings 1 cocktail
Calories 98kcal
Ingredients
For Rim
- 1 tablespoons Bloody Mary salt
- 1 wedge lime for rim
Cocktail
- 3 ounces tomato juice
- 1 tablespoon lime juice about half a lime
- 6 dashes hot sauce such as Tabasco, Tapatio or Cholula
- 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 6 ounces Mexican beer such as Corona, Modelo or Tecate
- 1 wedge lime for garnish
Instructions
- On a small, shallow plate or bowl, add your rim salt. Rub the rim of a highball or pint glass with the cut lime wedge, then roll the outside edge of the rim in the salt mixture.
- Fill the glass with ice. Squeeze a lime wedge into the glass, and drop in the spent shell.
- Add the tomato juice, lime juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce and a pinch of salt leftover from rimming the glass. Stir to mix.
- Slowly, pour the beer into the glass. Stir gently. Garnish with a lime wedge. Serve immediately.
Notes
Cholula, Tapatio and Valentino’s are common and well-loved Mexican hot sauces, so use your favorite.
Corona, Modelo, Dos Equis, Pacifico and Tecate are common brands of Mexican lager you can find at most grocery stores.
You can make a chavela, which is a michelada served with a shot of tequila either added to the drink or served on the side.
Clamato juice can also be substitute for tomato juice. It’s a mixture of tomato juice, dried clam broth and spices.
Feel free to use a non-alcoholic beer or gluten-free beer instead of regular beer to make this cocktail.
Nutrition
Serving: 1oz | Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 58mg | Potassium: 293mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 402IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
