Sombrero hat on Sierra Tequila bottles' 'mind-blowing' uses

They're the red and gold sombreros which will be a familiar sight to millions of tequila-loving Britons. Perched atop bottles of Sierra Tequila, the plastic topper is a nod to the drink's Mexican roots.

They're the red and gold sombreros which will be a familiar sight to millions of tequila-loving Britons.

Perched atop bottles of Sierra Tequila, the plastic topper is a nod to the drink's Mexican roots.

And at first, it may seem like a simple marketing ploy that is later discarded in the bin after the bottle of cactus-derived drink is finished.

But it turns out there is more to the iconic little plastic headpiece than meets the eye - with Brits being left stunned by the sombrero's 'mind-blowing' hidden handy uses. 

Some people have been so gobsmacked they have even called the revelations a 'game-changer'. 

Perched atop bottles of Sierra Tequila, the plastic topper is a nod to the drink's Mexican roots

Perched atop bottles of Sierra Tequila, the plastic topper is a nod to the drink's Mexican roots

But it turns out there is more to the iconic little plastic headpiece than meets the eye - with Brits being left stunned by the sombrero's 'mind-blowing' hidden handy uses

But it turns out there is more to the iconic little plastic headpiece than meets the eye - with Brits being left stunned by the sombrero's 'mind-blowing' hidden handy uses

Amazingly, the tiny hat can be used as a lime squeezer. 

And it even doubles as a piece to measure out the right amount of tequila for a shot. 

But most impressive of all its purposes is that the rim of the hat can also be used neatly to salt glass for that classic tequila shot experience. 

Twitter user @J4CKMULL shared his discovery with his 500,000 followers.

Posting a snap of the sombrero salting his shot glass, he said: 'I was today years old when I realised the sombrero on top of the bottle of tequila was so you could salt your glass.'

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His post notched up almost 2,000 likes and hundreds or retweets and replies from scores of stunned tequila lovers.  

Jack later added: 'Don't even lie, you know you all thought it was just a cute little sombrero for your bottle.

'Game-changer blew my mind.'

And Jack was not the only one who was stunned by the little sombrero's many uses. 

Someone else said: 'EXCUSE ME!? What kind of state secret is this?!' 

Another commented: 'You have changed everything,' While a third added: 'WHATTTTT NO THIS CHANGES THE ENTIRE GAME.'

One user even quipped: 'I thought it was just a cute sombrero to put on your pet rat or something 

While another simply said: 'I had no idea.'

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