Name: Maximilian Affair
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Mezcal; 30 ml Elderflower liqueur; 15 ml Vermouth amaro; 7.5 ml Lemon juice

Maximilian Affair
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Coupe Glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1 oz	Elderflower liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Punt E Mes vermouth amaro
¹⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth amaro - robust & full (e.g. Punt E Mes) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

Mezcal leads, underpinned by floral elderflower, rich herbal vermouth and sour lemon.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2008 by Misty Kalkofen at Green Street Gill in Boston, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Maximilian Affair contains 159 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
18.72% alc./vol. (18.72° proof)
15.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Caspian Berggren

7th March at 20:17

Wow. The mezcal and the elderflower almost neutralises each other which paves way for the Punt E Mes to take a lot more place than I initially thought. Don't get me wrong, on the front of the palate you do get smoke and elderflower at the same time, competing for attention. On the mid to end palate the vermouth takes a lot more place, though, with the liqueur and wine almost forming a candy-ish note on the end. Really lovely.

Juan Simon

24th July 2024 at 15:50

This is a good drink!
I also tried this template and it was not either:

30 ml Del Maguey Vida Clásico mezcal
30 ml Elderflower liqueur
15 ml Antico Vermouth
15 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

Calvin Grant

24th December 2023 at 05:03

Aahh, this is delightful! I used a lighter less smokey joven mezcal and all the ingredients balanced gracefully. Like biting into a fresh floral fruity pear whilst simultaniously sipping on a Perfectly Straight Blood and Sand. Well not exactly but there is some sort of similarity in the interplay between the fruity/floral, smokey; and earthy vermouth. Plus the sour. Definitely going in my favorites!

Nick Navro

6th September 2023 at 22:55

Just made this drink when I found a recipe randomly on reddit and matches this one... First ever cocktail I've made that looks ugly as sin, but oh my so delicious. Love it

Mike Hatfield

30th August 2023 at 01:37

Zero St. Germain flavor. Overwhelmed by the Mezcal and Punt e Mes. So you need to be ready for a smoky, herbal cocktail!

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