Ingredient:

• Spiced apple margarita (per cocktail)
• 2 ounces reposado tequila
• 1 ½ to 2 ounces apple juice or cider, preferably organic
• ¾ ounce fresh lime juice (about 1 medium lime, juiced)
• 1 teaspoon honey simple syrup (recipe below) or ¾ teaspoon agave nectar
• Dash ground cinnamon
• Honey simple syrup
• ¼ cup honey
• ¼ cup water
• Cinnamon/sugar/salt rim blend and garnish
• 1 teaspoon sugar (I used coconut sugar, but cane sugar or turbinado sugar will also do)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt or sea salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Lime wedges
• Optional garnish: 1 star of anise per drink