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Obituario

Difford’s Guide
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Blanco tequila
1⁄2 fl oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1 fl oz Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
1⁄12 fl oz La Fée Parisienne absinthe
2 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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How to make

Glass

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Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime zest twist and skewered green olive (ideally on a skull-topped cocktail pick).

Method

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

Garnish

  1. Express lime zest twist over cocktail and discard.
  2. Garnish with skewered olive.

Flavour Profile

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Obituario contains 185 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 26.2% alc./vol. (52.4° proof)
  • 24.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

History

A tequila-based riff on the classic gin-based Obituary cocktail (a Dry Martini with dashes of absinthe), borrowing elements from the Tequila Martini and Oaxaca Old Fashioned. A couple of drops of saline solution have a dramatic rounding and mellowing effect on this cocktail. Created by yours truly on the Day Of The Dead 2023 at the Clocktower, Rye, Sussex.

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Review

Whisps of mezcal mingle with herbaceous tequila, rich vinous vermouth and delicate aniseed and liquorice.

Cocktail of the day:

1st November 2026 is The Day Of The Dead

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Comments & Discussion

Egg McKenzie
i've been drinking the tequila martini recipe that's on here for a while now but this might be an upgrade. slightly more grown up with a bit of the sweetness muted. could tweak it slightly to personal tastes but this is very very good.
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Can't believe I took so long to get a bottle of bianco vermouth and try this. Absolutely fantastic! Fresh lime fragrance on first sip before the oils blended was a lovely introduction to what would follow.
score: 1
Nicholas Wilson
What a cocktail! Fascinating to see how different people taste it. For me, this is about the tequila/mezcal and the absinthe coming together via the vermouth to give beautiful off-dry creme de cacao note, lovely earthy and sweet floral interplay too. Great stuff!
score: 1
Paul Holdsworth Premium Member
Isn't it interesting how the same drink hits people differently? I really love this - the components work together in wonderful harmony. Yet for another Difford's acolyte, it tastes like dishwater! And of course, it's seriously potent, hence 'definitely a supping drink'. Really?! I love necking a strong drink and enjoy being knocked sideways - chacun à son goût.
score: 2
Paul Holdsworth Premium Member
Supping = sipping
score: 1
Chris Dimal
Considering my first experience with Mezcal, I surprisingly liked this! Not going to replace my 2:1 Gin Martini anytime soon, but pretty nice. So far, my favourite variation on the Obituary, although I have a feeling that should I get my hands on a Creme de Violette, The Atty cocktail will be my favourite.
score: 1
Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
Close, but no cigar. Will attempt with dry vermouth. Coming to conclusion my palate is about 2 to the right of Simon's.
score: 2
Steven Jepson Premium Member
Tried this to celebrate Night of the Dead and Halloween. Will follow up with A Corpse Reviver #2 and finish with a Physcoville #2 (my take courtesy of The Hideout in Bath).
score: 1
Kurt Crake
Tastes like dishwater
score: 1
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
It hadn't occurred to me that I might do my dishes in tequila and mezcal...with a dash of absinthe of course. Thanks for the suggestion.
score: 7
Paul Holdsworth Premium Member
If dishwater tastes as good as this, I'm drinking it from now on - great drink!
score: 2
Nic Durston
We celebrated Halloween by charting Life, Death and Resurrection though the metaphor of cocktails.

We started with a Bouvardier, renamed as a BOO-vardier, the idea being to shout BOO to scare hapless souls to death...upon which they had to utter their Last Word.

We then drank a Corpse Reviver No. 2 to bring back the dead.

All recipes from Difford's. All delicious.

Must try the Obituario !
score: 3
Matt Premium Member
The tequila/mezcal base is terrific, and the bianco vermouth and absinthe are very nice complements. As suggested by Morten Carlsbaek below, I used 1/4 t of absinthe (vs. 1/2 t) - that was appropriate and balanced.
score: 2

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