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Tequila Mockingbird

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (49)
Tequila Mockingbird image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Reposado tequila (100% agave)
1/2 fl oz Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe
1/2 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of mint leaf.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with mint leaf floated on the cocktail or pegged/stuck with spot of honey to the rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Tequila Mockingbird contains 207 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 19.96% alc./vol. (39.93° proof)
  • 21.4 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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History

Named after Harper Lee's 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird, this is thought to have been created sometime in the 1960s.

Review

Minty tequila.

Variations/similar cocktails

Made with white créme de menthe instead of green créme de menthe.

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Comments & Discussion

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
Worked very well as accompaniment to Indian starters. Who needs mint sauce when you have mint tequila?
score: 1
Avery Garnett
It's not bad (it's quite good) but it is very weird. It's very minty in the "I'm expecting at the very least chocolate, if not cream" way but then you get agave and lime and tartness. It is very green though.
score: 1
Kevin Haynes Premium Member
A minty margarita of sorts! Right up my alley, but I can see how others would not enjoy.
score: 1
Dan Casselman
No es mi gusto. Although Jimador Reposado is my preferred Tequila I still could not finish this drink. And I did not have Gifford Peppermint, I had Phillips. (Sorry Liz, 3 of 8 of Her Maj’s Difford cocktails for the Jubilee)
score: 1
Michael Cronin
I've got vodka down; that was easy. Have a basic understanding and variety of whiskeys. I understand gin. My next stop is exploring tequilas. I used silver as that is all I have on hand. It's an interesting concoction. Not sure I will make it again, but here's to Atticus; he was a stand up guy.
score: 2
Sally Morgan Premium Member
Should you happen to have an ironic bottle of creme de menthe knocking around (at what stage can you describe it as ‘vintage’?) then you could do a lot worse than this. Looks like mouthwash tastes lush.
score: 1

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Makes a minimum of 6 cocktails.
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