Zippy Alcoholic Drinks With Chamoy & Tajín

Add some heat to your cocktails using Tajín as a rim garnish or chamoy as a zippy drink add-in.

Published January 23, 2023
Mangonada with chamoy sauce and lime seasoning

Chamoy and Tajín are popular and quite delicious seasonings, and there's a good chance you've already enjoyed these on their own or together - and not even known it. Chamoy and Tajín have the same flavors, but with different delivery. Both pack a powerful punch of dried chilies and lime, but chamoy delivers those as a sauce or condiment, while Tajín delivers the flavors as a seasoning. Together? An explosion of flavor. Together in a cocktail? Your world will never be the same.

Mangonada

Mangonada margarita cocktail

Bust out your blender, guys and gals, for a twist on a frozen mango margarita with a spicy, citrusy touch. There's no going back to a regular one after this. The recipe makes approximately four servings, so call up some friends to spread the news.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups frozen or fresh mango
  • 1 cup mango nectar
  • 1 cup crushed ice
  • ¾ cup silver tequila
  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
  • ¼ cup simple syrup
  • ½ cup chamoy
  • 2-3 tablespoons Tajín
  • Thyme sprig for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a blender, add mango, mango nectar, ice, tequila, lime juice, and simple syrup.
  2. Blend until smooth or desired consistency.
  3. Fill a third of a margarita or rocks glass.
  4. Drip a heaping spoonful of chamoy over the mix, and sprinkle some of the tajín.
  5. Repeat until glass is full.
  6. Garnish with a thyme sprig.
Fast Fact

The mangonada, the sweet and spicy frozen drink, is also called a chamoyada or chamango.

Shaken Mangonada

Glass of Mangonada with lime

The shaken version of the mangonada is a major diversion from the classic mangonada, but sometimes using a blender just isn't in the stars for your day.

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces mango juice
  • 1½ ounces silver tequila
  • ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  • ½ ounce chamoy
  • Ice
  • Tajín and lime wedge for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, mango juice, silver tequila, lime juice, and chamoy.
  2. Shake to chill.
  3. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
  4. Garnish with a sprinkle of Tajín and a lime wedge.

Mango Chamoy Margarita and Tajín Rim

Mango chamoy cocktail

Slip right into a traditional style of mango margarita, but with a few tweaks, obviously. It'll only take a single picture before everyone is sliding into your DMs, asking just what you're drinking. Insert fire emojis here.

Ingredients

  • Lime wedge and Tajín for rim
  • 2 ounces silver tequila
  • 1 ounce mango nectar
  • 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  • ¾ ounce orange liqueur
  • ½ ounce agave syrup
  • ½ ounce chamoy
  • Ice
  • Lime wedge for garnish

Instructions

  1. To prepare rim, rub the rim of the glass with the lime wedge.
  2. With the Tajín on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the Tajín to coat.
  3. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, tequila, mango nectar, lime juice, orange liqueur, agave syrup, and chamoy.
  4. Shake to chill.
  5. Strain into the prepared glass.
  6. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Mezcal Paloma With Chamoy and Tajín

Paloma cocktail with chamoy and tajin

Take a sip of the smokey grapefruit side of chamoy and Tajín with a citrusy Paloma. With so many bold flavors, this cocktail isn't for the timid.

Ingredients

  • Lime wedge and Tajín for rim
  • 2 ounces mezcal
  • ½ ounce freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
  • ¼ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  • ¼ ounce chamoy
  • Ice
  • Grapefruit soda to top off
  • Grapefruit wedge for garnish

Instructions

  1. To prepare the rim, rub the rim of the highball glass with the lime wedge.
  2. With the Tajín on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the Tajín to coat.
  3. In the prepared glass, add ice, mezcal, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and chamoy.
  4. Stir to mix.
  5. Top off with grapefruit soda.
  6. Stir gently.
  7. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge.

Entering the World of Chamoy and Tajín Cocktails

Don't just dip your toes into a chamoy and Tajín cocktail, cannonball right in. From a simple upgraded mango margarita or smokey paloma to the classic chamoyada, the hardest part is deciding where to start. And which one to have next. Now that's a sweet life.

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Zippy Alcoholic Drinks With Chamoy & Tajín