Name: Mexican Negroni
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Reposado tequila; 10 ml Mezcal; 10 ml Old Tom gin; 30 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 22.5 ml Red bitter liqueur

Mexican Negroni
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Ingredients:
¹⁄₂ oz	Patrón Reposado tequila
¹⁄₃ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
¹⁄₃ oz	Hayman's Old Tom Gin
1 oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange slice wheel.
POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass.
STIR.
Garnish with orange slice wheel.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

All the bittersweetness and character you'd expect from a classic Negroni but with tequila and mezcal to the fore.

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Variant:

Mezcal Negroni

History:

Created by yours truly in June 2023 at The Clocktower in Rye, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Mexican Negroni contains 174 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
22.29% alc./vol. (22.29° proof)
19.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Loïc Pierre

17th April at 22:49

Strong, herbal and smoked. It seems to me a very interesting Negroni variation.

Jacques Gaudin

21st March at 02:31

As soon as I tried it, I was pretty sure it was by mine truly. Departing from the classical three equal parts was a bit difficult but elegance comes at a cost, doesn't it?

Egg McKenzie

10th November 2024 at 19:09

I MADE this while i was making drinks and wow this is a DRINK. smooth subtled balanced superb. i also made a cynar version - swapping out the campari. not as good as this recipe but still a worthy riff if you're a cynar fan. viva mexico viva la vida loca.

Peter McCarthy

20th April 2024 at 00:44

The "smoke" from the tequila/mezcal are a nice way to add some more complexity without adding to the sweetness/bitterness. For my taste, I think I'd prefer this over a classic Negroni.