Name: Bitter Margarita
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Blanco tequila; 15 ml Mezcal; 15 ml Triple sec; 15 ml Red bitter liqueur; 7.5 ml Agave syrup; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 4 drop Saline solution 4:1

Bitter Margarita
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Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
1 oz	Patron Silver tequila
¹⁄₂ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
¹⁄₂ oz	Cointreau liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Bitter
¹⁄₄ oz	Agave syrup
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
4 drop	Difford's Saline Solution

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
RIM glass with Tajín seasoning (moisten outside edge with lime or orange juice and drip into Tajín).
Prepare garnish of blood orange slice wheel.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with blood orange slice.

Strength & taste guide:

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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Review:

One of those cocktails that tastes just as its name suggests made more delicious with a splash of mezcal alongside the tequila.

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AKA: Camparita

History:

Adapted from a recipe created circa 2017 at Walter's in Brooklyn, New York City.

Nutrition:

One serving of Bitter Margarita contains 192 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
19.62% alc./vol. (19.62° proof)
20.6 grams of pure alcohol

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