Smoke Show

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (45 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 23 oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
14 oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
14 oz Cynar or other carciofo amaro
12 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
13 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
12 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Egg white replacement (vegan)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of freshly grated cinnamon.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  4. DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  5. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

Your choice of mezcal, the "smoke" element in this cocktail, will greatly impact its flavour. Select well and the result will be a deliciously herbal and delicately smoky sour.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2022 by Elizabeth "Liz" Martinez at The Purple Pig Restaurant in Chicago, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Smoke Show contains 186 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 18.46% alc./vol. (18.46° proof)
  • 19.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
6th July at 02:33
Excellent, fascinating even. This one's unique. Smoke rises through the first whiffs of cinnamon followed by subtle Chartreuse. The eggwhite and Cynar set the stage.
Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
6th July at 02:46
I used a cenizo mezcal and Cynar 70.
Jakub Piechowicz ’s Avatar Jakub Piechowicz
21st January 2023 at 20:03
Ok, it's nice but where is the chartreuse, where is the cynar? I love mezcal cocktails but in this case i can smell and taste only mezcal (made with del maguey vida).