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Scorpion Reef

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (26)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fl oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1 fl oz Jamaican-style aged blended rum with funk
1 fl oz Pineapple juice
3/4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz Orgeat almond liqueur
8 drop Bob's Chocolate bitters
5 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Wine glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a WINE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of five-spice powder.

Method

  1. POUR first 6 ingredients into glass and briefly stir.
  2. Two-thirds fill glass with crushed ice and SWIZZLE.
  3. FILL glass with more crushed ice.
  4. FLOAT dashes of aromatic bitters.
  5. CROWN with a mound of crushed ice.

Garnish

  1. Dust ice crown with five-spice powder.
  2. Serve with a straw.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Scorpion Reef contains 173 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 17.28% alc./vol. (34.56° proof)
  • 22.4 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Orgeat almond liqueur — Nuts
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History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2017 by Marshall Davis at Gallo Pelón Mezcaleria in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Review

A delicious modern-day mezcal and rum-laced cocktail that could be a Tiki classic.

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Comments & Discussion

ida lindquist
Not quite sweet enough for me, and i think it needs to be served with a straw with the angostura float but otherwise an excellent cocktail
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Agreed. Thanks. I've added an instruction to serve with a straw.
score: 0
Erik Lindgren
This was very nice indeed. I used Del Maguey Vida and Worthy Park 109 and homemade orgeat instead of the liqueur. A lot of big flavours, mellowed by the crushed ice. The chocolate bitters and five spice is an especially good combination. A fun sibling of the Tia Mia!
score: 1
Annechien Premium Member
Haven’t been this impressed by a new cocktail in quite some time. I really like it! I don’t have orgeat almond liqueur but orgeat syrup seems to work too. I used del maquey vida and hampden 8 years. They play very well together. And the bitters together with the 5-spice, it creates some kind of magic. I will certainly make this again.
score: 2
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Indeed agreed orgeat syrup worked and this was very tasty!
score: 1
Juan Simon
Chocolate bitters adds an interesting twist. The choice of rum will provide a different profile.
score: 1