Name: For Mezcalicus Sake
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Sake; 15 ml Mezcal; 15 ml Rosolio Bergamotto; 4 drop Margarita Bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

For Mezcalicus Sake
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Akashi-Tai Daiginjo Genshu sake
¹⁄₂ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
¹⁄₂ oz	Italicus liqueur
4 drop	Difford's Margarita Bitters
3 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of lime zest twist expressed and used as garnish (affix to rim rather than float to ensure lime doesn't overpower this delicate cocktail..
Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lime zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish. (Affix to rim rather than float to ensure lime doesn't overpower this delicate cocktail.)

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Dry, minerally, subtly mezcal-laced bergamot infused sake, lifted by delicate notes of lime oils.

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Variant:

Mezcalicus

History:

Created in December 2024 by yours truly.

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Nutrition:

One serving of For Mezcalicus Sake contains 115 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
17.52% alc./vol. (17.52° proof)
14 grams of pure alcohol

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Caspian Berggren

2nd June at 17:30

The sake I had on hand was not very acidic so I decided to add three drops of lime juice. That honestly transformed the cocktail so much. It never became sour obviously but it tempered the mezcal a bit and brought forward the sake, and especially the floral components in the sake. If you have a non-acidic sake I wholeheartedly recommends adding just a couple of drops of lemon or lime.

Overall it's an incredibly well balanced cocktail. You get the sake, mezcal and Italicus in the back. You even get the lavender and bitterness on the finish from the bitters. Wonderful!

Simon Sedgley

25th January at 14:52

Proof positive that the whole is always greater than the sum of its parts. Goes for everything in life.

Simon Sedgley

25th February at 15:13

We keep coming back to this, for its masterful subtlety and balance. A gentle Brie and Prosciutto are lovely accompaniments for us.

Steven Jepson

25th January at 00:03

I think this is one of those drinks where one ingredient can make or break - In this case the Mezcal. Its only a half shot but it can overpower. I used an artisanal Siete Misterios which is smooth and not as smoky as some and it was perfect (for me).
Rather than the Italicus I used a Bergamot liqueur and ended up with something on my go back to list.

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