Name: Money in the Bank
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 15 ml Mezcal; 15 ml Amaro (e.g. Meletti); 15 ml Cynar/carciofo amaro

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Amaro (e.g. Meletti)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Cynar or other carciofo amaro

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

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 Money in the Bank contains 194 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
28.1% alc./vol. (56.19° proof)
25.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Comments & Discussion

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Jeffrey Moore 1y

Read the reviews after I'd had the cocktail. I liked it well enough. Nice spiciness from the Mezcal, bitter, botanicals, and I'd almost would have went with grapefruit peel over orange. In the end...meh. It's OK. I'd be inclined to make a riff with the 1.5 oz to be Rye, and the .5 oz an Islay Scotch. Hmm.. Cocktails are just fun

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

This is a great cocktail. The only thing I wish I'd done differently is use a slightly more aggressive Mezcal. I went too fancy and used Maguey's Chichicapa. It was delicious but I actually missed Maguey Vida's smoke.

Matt Premium Member 1y

Nice, clear and umber-tinged. A lot of flavors packed in a pretty boozy cocktail. Gin botanical backbone and heat (as you'd expect), delicious flavors of Meletti, a bit of smoke from my mezcal, and a background of Cynar bitterness. Great balance of flavors, but quite boozy, so you likely won't be able to drink many of these in a session.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

You really put all my thoughts on the cocktail on print so I couldn't really do better. Botanical on the front and throughout, Meletti and mezcal on the mid palate and the Cynar adding some depth.

Peter M Premium Member 1y

This was really good with Hayman's London Dry Gin, Del Maguey Vida Clasico Mezcal, Meletti amaro, & Cynar. A very interesting combination of ingredients that make a very interesting, well-balanced drink!

MIKE LANDERS 1y

This good. I don't think very smokey.

Doug McBee 1y

I happened to have exactly these ingredients so I put one together. It’s a perfect balance of smoke and bitter, and if I were a smoker it would be just dandy with a cigar. Next time I’ll try St George Terroir gin (California), which has hints of rosemary and other herbs.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 2y

Beautifully balanced. We used Nardini instead of Meletti...no idea if this substitute is faithful to the original. Hopefully all remains domestic bliss following the Euro final. The best team won! Who could ask for more?

Nick Hopewell-Smith 2y

Exactly how I felt after the final whistle. And we were all spared extra time. I have just used Averna, but will try the minty Nardini next time. Also try mixing the Nardini Amaro 50-50 with a peaty malt whisky. Over large chunks of ice with a thick slice of orange. It's called a 'Barga Kilt' ....super-smoky (and no Mezcal in sight)

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 2y

Thanks for the tip. We have Lagavulin so will give it a try.

Louise Allen 2y

I really like the smokiness from the mezcal and will try it with different ones (for science!). As a negroni fan, this drink is sure to become a new favourite twist on the classic.

John Hinojos Premium Member 2y

Very enjoyable aperitif. Double if you like smoky (not my favourite). Could see this also as an digestive. Flavours all blend together well, but their is a distinct smoky taste.
May try again using a blended Scottish Whisky which is not as smoky.

John Hinojos Premium Member 2y

So we had again as an after dinner cocktail, but used Johnnie Walker Black instead of the Mezcal. Liked the second version with the Scotch Whisky better as it is not so smoky and the ingredients all blend with nothing standing out.