Metexa

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (4 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 disc Grapefruit peel/zest
1 12 oz Americano bianco
12 oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila
12 oz Swedish Punsch liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Grapefruit zest twist

How to make:

Express the oils of a coin-size grapefruit zest into the base of stirring glass. Add other ingredients, STIR with ice (regal stir) and strain into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

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

Review:

Bitter grapefruit oils replace the quinine bitterness in the original 1930s version of this refreshing aromatised wine and tequila aperitivo.

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History:

Adapted from Jamie Boudreau's riff on the classic Metexa which first appeared in William James "Billy" Tarling's 1937 Café Royal Bar Book

METEXA
Invented by J. E. Mouncer
1/4 Tequila.
1/4 Swedish Punch.
1/2 Lillet.
Shake.

W.J. Tarling, Café Royal Cocktail Book, 1937

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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