Garnish:
Lime wedge
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass.
1 1/2 fl oz | Del Maguey Vida Clásico mezcal |
3/4 fl oz | Triple sec liqueur (40% alc./vol.) |
3/4 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
1/6 fl oz | Agave syrup |
2 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
8 drop | Difford's Margarita Bitters (optional) |
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AKA:
Mezcalita
Review:
A smokin' Margarita. Depending on your palate, you may want to vary the amount of agave syrup – from 2.5ml or even no agave syrup for dry palates to as much as 7.5ml for sweeter palates.
Variant:
Served straight-up in a coupe.
Margarita on-the-rocks (Difford's recipe)
Improved Trashy Margarita
Margarita (straight-up)
Margarita (frozen)
50:50 Margarita
Mezcal Margarita
History:
Alcohol content:
- 1.6 standard drinks
- 23.68% alc./vol. (47.36° proof)
- 22.6 grams of pure alcohol
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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