This week on Kathy Casey’s Liquid Kitchen: I shake up a Smitten cocktail! Fresh muddled in-season watermelons adds a great “cool” taste to the tequila’s bite while the dash of hot sauce adds a lil zing to the flavor. The Citrus Salt rim completes the sipping experience and works great as a garnish.
Remember: the hot sauce should be used sparingly and should enhance the flavor, not overpower it!
Salud! -Kathy
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