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Maria Collins brings a taste of the Southwest to her spicy Michelada. You can make these with any beer you like, but it's best with ice-cold Mexican beer. Lots of fresh lime juice, a touch of soy sauce and Worcestershire, and as much hot sauce as you need to break a sweat, make a cocktail that's perfect for cookouts, picnics and parties.

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Ingredients

For 1 Cocktail

kosher salt
ice cubes
juice of 1 lime
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp soy sauce (or Maggi Seasoning Sauce)
2-4 dashes of hot sauce or to taste
1 bottle ice-cold Mexican beer
lime wedge for garnish
freshly-cracked black pepper (optional)

For 4 Cocktails

kosher salt
ice cubes
½ cup fresh-squeezed lime juice
1 tbsp + 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp + 1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp hot sauce or to taste
4 ice-cold Mexican beers
lime wedge for garnish
cracked black pepper (optional)

For 12 Cocktails

kosher salt
ice cubes
1½ cups fresh-squeezed lime juice
¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup soy sauce
1 tbsp hot sauce or to taste
12 ice-cold Mexican beers
lime wedge for garnish
crackled black pepper (optional)

Special Equipment

16 oz (pint) glasses
citrus juicer

How-to

Have a bowl of water and plate of kosher salt ready
Salt the rim of a pint glass by first wetting the rim with the water and then swirling the glass rim in the plate of kosher salt
Fill glass ⅔ full of ice
Pour lime juice and sauces over the ice
Garnish with a slice of lime and pour in ¾ of the bottle of beer
For an extra kick, top with freshly-cracked black pepper (optional)
Stir and serve with the opened bottle of remaining beer

Preparing For Parties

Pre-mix the seasonings for party-goers to add to the glasses themselves so that the host doesn’t have to mix drinks during the entire duration of the party
Salt pint glass rims as above and add ice to the glasses
Garnish glasses with wedges of lime
Have a shot glass ready and the mix available, along with beers on ice. Guests should pour a scant shot (almost 3 tbsp) of the mix into each glass and grab a beer to pour