Key Lime Martini

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What could better than a great Key Lime Pie? A Key Lime Martini, of course. Inspired by the dessert, this sweet-tart elixir is concocted from those tiny, tart limes hailing from the Florida Keys and mellowed its puckeriness with sweet, vanilla-orange Tuaca liqueur.

Ingredients:

• Gin – 1 1/2 ounces
• Tuaca – 1 ounce
• Lime Wedge
• Sugar
• Fresh Key Lime or other Lime Juice – 1 ounce
• Superfine Sugar – 1 tsp
• Thinly sliced lime wheel

Method:

1. Rub the rim of a chilled cocktail glass with the lime wedge and rim with sugar.
2. Shake the liquid ingredients vigorously with ice.
3. Strain into the prepared glass.
4. Flat the lime wheel on top.