Name: Call Mexico
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Fino sherry; 20 ml Mezcal; 10 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Agave syrup; 4 drop Margarita Bitters

Call Mexico
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Nick & Nora Glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry
²⁄₃ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
¹⁄₃ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Agave syrup
4 drop	Difford's Margarita Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Fino sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Dry, sour, delicately smoky and delicious.

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History:

A reversed and volumized mezcal-based riff on a London Calling, I created this after making a Call London at the suggestion of Jennifer Spencer via a comment on our London Calling cocktail page.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Call Mexico contains 123 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
12.81% alc./vol. (12.81° proof)
12.8 grams of pure alcohol

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RusselNotSCP

9th March at 07:37

I'm not entirely sure why, but I feel like this drink would be better made with clarified (or otherwise de-pulped) lime juice and done as a stirred drink for textural reasons, although I don't actually have the patience to test that. It's excellent either way, though.

Caspian Berggren

7th March at 14:44

The mineral and yeasty notes from the sherry plays beautifully with the mezcal. A really freaking good cocktail!

Toby James

19th November 2024 at 01:51

OK I thought the recent realisation that, Oh shit I love sherry now, was crazy enough... the mezcal combo here has blown my tiny little mind. Just gorgeous.

Frederic D.

13th September 2023 at 22:15

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this drink. Perfect balance of sweet and sour notes. A subtle smoke from the mezcal, whose more savory facet works in tandem with the sherry. Highly enjoyable.

James Casswell

14th June 2023 at 19:55

Fantastic and perhaps the best use of Fino I've yet discovered.

Lee Clarke

21st May 2023 at 08:39

Cheers Simon. ?

Lee Clarke

10th April 2023 at 20:44

Just made this. Very nice. Mine is nowhere near this colour though!

Simon Difford

20th May 2023 at 14:59

Image now replaced, Lee. Hopefully now much more like the one you made.

Simon Difford

11th May 2023 at 20:23

Agreed, Lee. I don't know what the cocktail is in photo but looks nothing like a Call Mexico - should be pale golden rather than deep bronze. I'll make for Dan to reshoot ASAP. (Happy I made to check the colour as a very tasty cocktail!)