Name: Sunset Vibes
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Vodka; 45 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 30 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 45 ml Tonic water; 7.5 ml Mezcal

Sunset Vibes
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Glass:

Photographed in an UB Koto Collins 35cl

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Ketel One Vodka
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
1 fl oz	Aperitivo Luxardo (Aperol-style liqueur)
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Tonic water
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of grapefruit slice wheel (dehydrated).

How to make:

POUR first 3 ingredients into glass and add ice to fill.
TOP with tonic water (leaving space for mezcal float).
FLOAT mezcal.

Garnish:

Garnish with grapefruit slice wheel (dehydrated).

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This appropriately sunset-coloured cocktail serves a cacophony of flavours that combine into a surprisingly harmonious symphony of sips.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe by Laura Garcia, a bartender at Chez Nick in New York City, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Sunset Vibes contains 219 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
12.89% alc./vol. (25.77° proof)
19.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Carolyn Rush

27th June at 22:52

So good!
Took Avery's advice and substituted 15 ml of the vodka with genever.

Added 1 ml Malört to boost the bitterness and grapefruity-ness

Didn't read through the recipe before making it, so the mezcal got mixed in instead of being a float. Oops!
Tasted great regardless :)

Loz Horner

20th June 2025 at 17:05

It’s good this. Didn’t have any grapefruit so used a spot of grapefruit syrup and it’s sweet and smokey and fruity.

Calvin Grant

2nd September 2024 at 03:44

This was excellent but seemed a bit watery. Will try again, pre-chilling all ingredients before combining and then adding ice.

Avery Garnett

14th March 2024 at 20:18

Used oude genever in place of vodka to add /some/ flavour. A very very tasty tonic drink.

Debra Metheny

8th July 2022 at 01:44

Used Campari and only had Del Miguey Minero mezcal which has less smoke than Vida. Delicious drink, tonic and grapefruit really make this drink shine.

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