Name: Prizefighter
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 30 ml Mezcal; 22.5 ml Amaro (e.g. Lucano); 7.5 ml Gentian liqueur; 3 drop Mole bitters

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

1 fl oz

Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal

3/4 fl oz

Lucano amaro

1/4 fl oz

Gentian liqueur Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Avèze, Salers)

3 drop

Mole bitters

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Prizefighter contains 202 calories

Alcohol content:

2 standard drinks
31% alc./vol. (62° proof)
28 grams of pure alcohol

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Comments & Discussion

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Matt Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 4 months ago

I agree with other commenters - the mezcal is too heavy. Maybe a 40/20, or 45/15 rye/mezcal split instead? There is some heat and spice from the rye, and the amaro notes are present (but struggle to emerge from behind the mezcal). Suze takes a cocktail that seems a bit sweet (rye) in the beginning and quickly steers to a modestly bitter finish - very nice!

Matt Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 4 months ago

I tried again using 45 ml rye (100 proof) and 15 ml mezcal - still a smoky cocktail, but the rye, Lucano amaro and Suze are all much more prominent. I can't find the bitters - there is an awful lot going on in this cocktail so I think the bitters may be extraneous. As modified - a nice cocktail, but still not a favorite.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 1 year ago

The Vida Mezcal unfortunately dominates everything. I don't really get the bitters, Suze or Lucano. The rye is there shaping the body of the mezcal but that's pretty much it. It's unfortunate. It's a pretty nice cocktail, but next time I'll halve the Vida.

Matt Eschbach Commenter Appreciated Commenter 2 years ago

I really enjoyed this with Salers and Amaro delle Terme. Definitely needs a large ice cube as it gets far too tame when diluted. I would actually think it would be more enjoyable up in a Nick and Nora.

Ian Fenton Commenter Appreciated Commenter 2 years ago

The Suze and the Peloton de la Muerte mezcal I used didn’t really play nicely, but I’m convinced it would taste much better if I used my more precious Burrito Fiestero or Perro de San Juan, so I won’t make it again.