We’re celebrating this month’s Birmingham Rum Festival with this specially-created cocktail 

It’s the tenth Birmingham Rum Festival this month. The ticketed event will showcase some of the finest new rums on the market with live music, street food and a bumper new cocktail festival menu.  To celebrate, the Cuban Embassy in Moseley has created this cracking Spicy Margarita to get you in the party mood. Que comience la fiesta! But please continue to enjoy responsibly.

INGREDIENTS 

• 50ml Island Slice Scotch Bonnet Rum

• 1 Lime

• 15ml Agave/Simple Syrup

• 15ml Triple Sec/Cointreau

• 1 Chilli Pepper (optional but why wouldn’t you!)

• 1tsp Salt

METHOD

Rim the glass with lime juice and salt. In a shaker, combine Scotch Bonnet rum, the juice of half a lime, agave syrup and triple sec. Fill the shaker with ice and shake well for 15 seconds. Strain into the rimmed glass filled with ice. Garnish with a slice of Scotch bonnet pepper or a lime wheel.