Name: Charo's Kick
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Blanco tequila; 10 ml Mezcal; 10 ml Orgeat syrup; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 1.25 ml White crème de menthe; 20 ml Lemon juice

Charo's Kick
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
¹⁄₃ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
0.04 oz	Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe
²⁄₃ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

An agave spirit-based riff on Harry MacElhone's 1922 Cameron's Kick. (I tried adding a couple of drops of saline solution to this cocktail, but they killed its pleasing steely edge.)

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2010 by Anthony Schmidt 2010 at Noble Experiment in San Diego, California. However, for our recipe, I've leaned heavily on Satan's Whiskers' spec. I've also included a freshening quarter barspoon of crème de menthe, added to Schmidt's recipe by Justin Lane Briggs at Faro in Bushwick, Brooklyn, in 2015 (although he used two whole bar spoons).

Nutrition:

One serving of Charo's Kick contains 183 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
17.65% alc./vol. (17.65° proof)
16.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Matt

2nd June at 00:05

This is a winner! Appearance is opaque white (from the shaking). Slight nose of tequila and mezcal as you start to sip. Terrific blend of tequila and mezcal - citrus and lightly smoke/earthiness is great. Lemon adds to the brighness. This is not a sweet cocktail (I think the lemon helps offset and dilute the relatively small amounts of syrup(s) used). And it isn't a hot/boozy drink either - very nice, and similar to a margarita. I don't get any clear expression of the creme de menthe, but I think that is intentional, as a minty taste would really detract from the tequila/mezcal harmony (maybe helping out with the brightness). Outstanding cocktail!