Looking for an easy cocktail recipe to wow your guests at the next house party? We’ve got just the thing! This Mexican Michelada is so easy to make, you can practically assemble it in your sleep. And the best part? The ingredients are most likely found in your kitchen. This beer cocktail is the perfect cocktail for those who love a Bloody Mary but also want something with a lower ABV percentage. As the name suggests, this cocktail traces its origins back to Mexico and is similar to other Mexican beer cocktails like chelada. This unsobered recipe guide tells you exactly how to make this cocktail, as well as its origin story and how it tastes.
60 ml of tomato juice
Two dashes of Worcestershire Sauce
Two to four dashes of Tabasco (or Tapatio)
Juice of ½ lemon
One pinch of salt
One pinch of black pepper (or cayenne pepper!)
One Mexican lager, like Corona
Ice as per your preference
For the rim: Kala namak, Red chilli powder, and a lemon wedge
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Step 1: Run a lemon wedge around the rim of your glass. Then, dip it into a mixture of kala namak and red chilli powder.
Step 2: Fill the glass with ice. Add 60 ml of tomato juice, Worcestershire Sauce, Tabasco sauce, and lemon juice.
Step 3: Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Pour in the beer and gently stir once.
Step 4: Garnish with a lemon wedge and enjoy!
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The flavor profile is quite complex but very well-suited for the Indian palate. If you’ve tried a Bloody Mary before, the taste of Michelada is reminiscent of it. The lemon and spices also make it taste a little like nimbu paani but with the tanginess of tomato juice and the bitter notes of hops from the beer.
This beer cocktail also has a great base for experimentation. You can mix and match a variety of different combinations of sauces and spice powders. You can even try to powder the rim with chaat masala! The only limit is your imagination.
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As mentioned previously, the origin of the drink was in Mexico. However, there is some confusion about the precise origin story. There are two that are most popular. One simply suggests that Michelada is a portmanteau of the Spanish words ‘Mi’, ‘chela’, and ‘Helada’. This literally translates to my ice-cold beer. This legend suggests that over time, the name became Michelada.
The other origin story is a bit more interesting. The story starts in the 1960s at a club in San Luis Potosí called Club Deportivo Potosino. It said that a man, whose name was Michel Esper, regularly visited this club. His drink of choice was beer with a lemon, salt, and ice.
He preferred this drink to be served in a cup called ‘chabela’ along with a straw. His drink caught the attention of a number of other guests at the club. They were piqued by this peculiar preparation of beer and wanted to try it themselves.
So, they, too, started ordering the drink, but when ordering, they called it Michel’s limonada or lemonade. If the legend is to go by, as time went by, the drink was then shortened to ‘Michelada,’ and bartenders started experimenting with various sauces in the drink. This led to the beer cocktail Michelada being invented in the way we know it today.
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The Mexican Michelada is the perfect drink to make when you’re craving something boozy and spiced but don’t want an overly alcoholic drink. It is also a pleasant break from your run-of-the-mill beer and is a great way to prepare something special for your guests at your next house party.
