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

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Blanco tequila

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Italian red bitter liqueur

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Agave syrup (agave nectar)

³⁄₄ fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

4 drop

Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Prepare

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.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with blood orange slice.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Bitter Margarita contains 192 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
19.62% alc./vol. (39.25° proof)
22.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Comments & Discussion

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Kevin Haynes Premium Member 8w

It is absolutely delightful! The Campari and mezcal harmonize really well with the standard margarita ingredients.

As others have said, it can get a bit salty if having salt in the drink as well on the rim. Maybe skip the saline and just go with the Taijin, or use a non-salty chili powder alternative. Not sure if available in UK and Europe, but Mrs Dash southwest chipotle would work!

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 8w

Excellent

Florian Ruf Premium Member 16w

Perfectly balanced, bitter, smokey. I did not expect such a wonderful result. I only would add some drops of saline solution (and possibly use Tajin with less salt), so the saltiness is already in the drink.

Erik Lindgren 10w

I agree. It is balanced and good with four drops of saline solution, but the salt is a bit much if you also add a Tajin rim. Maybe exclude the saline solution all together if you use Tajin. Reminds me a bit of my favorite cocktail, the Siesta.

Steven Jepson Premium Member 49w

All the ingredients are perfect but the end result just not for me.
The bitters and the Mezcal just seemed to bring each other out too much.

Calvin Grant Premium Member 1y

Awesome 'possum. Simply outstanding. The bitter's well balanced by the agave/orangy triple sec and the salty pepper lime of the tajin takes this to the next level. ★☆★☆★♡♡