Sunshine No. 3

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Ingredients:
3⁄4 oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Liquore Strega
3⁄4 oz Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
3⁄4 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare lemon slice wheel garnish.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. Garnish with lemon slice wheel.

Strength & taste guide:

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

Mezcal is the characterful backbone to this aperitivo with rich herbal notes balanced by delicate bitterness and citrus freshness.

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History:

Created by the good folk at Strega and discovered at BCB Berlin 2023.

Nutrition:

One serving of Sunshine No. 3 contains 154 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 17.1% alc./vol. (17.1° proof)
  • 15.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
25th February at 14:23
A perfectly balanced cocktail that we think deserves to be served in a Coupe glass...wherein it is much prettier and immune from the ravages of dilution from unnecessary ice.
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Juan Simon’s Avatar Juan Simon
24th July 2024 at 23:39
Try this with a light Mezcal (in terms of smokeness) and it can be interesting riff on the Paper Plane. Still don't know if I prefer this one over the original. Need to try this again.
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
1st June 2024 at 03:32
This is a fantastic cocktail on par with The Last Word and it's many riffs and a great alternative to a Paper Plane albeit quite different.
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