Name: Ding-A-Ling
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 20 ml Mezcal; 30 ml Dark/black rum; 20 ml Amaretto liqueur; 7.5 ml Lemon juice

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Ingredients:
2/3 fl oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1 fl oz	Dark/black/blackstrap rum
2/3 fl oz	Disaronno amaretto
1/4 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

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Review:

Rich almond, rum and mezcal with Lemon freshness. Served in a coupe with an ice ball to knock on the side and "ding."

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History:

Created in January 2022 by yours truly, inspired by hearing the slightly childish but amusing My Ding-A-Ling song play on the radio and wondering what ingredients I could combine with the first letters M (mezcal), D (Dark rum), A (amaretto), and L (lemon).

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Nutrition:

One serving of Ding-A-Ling contains 186 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
24.67% alc./vol. (49.34° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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