Name: New Orleans Minute
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 7.5 ml Mezcal; 50 ml Reposado tequila; 20 ml Vermouth alla vaniglia; 15 ml Maraschino liqueur; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 2 dash Orange bitters

New Orleans Minute
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Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Patrón Reposado tequila
²⁄₃ fl oz	Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon and orange zests twists and coffee beans.

How to make:

RINSE glass with mezcal (swirl around to coat and discard excess) and set to one side.
STIR other ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into mezcal rinsed glass.

Garnish:

Express lemon and orange zest twists over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Garnish with 3 coffee beans floated on the surface to represent health, wealth and happiness.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia (e.g. Antica Formula) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review:

Perhaps not a Bourbon Street staple, but characterful nonetheless with tequila, mezcal, aromatised wine, maraschino and orange bitters.

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History:

Created by Sune Urth at Ruby bar in Copenhagen and adapted from the original New York Minute created by Luke Whearty at Der Raum bar in Melbourne.

Nutrition:

One serving of New Orleans Minute contains 211 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
25.22% alc./vol. (50.44° proof)
24.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Simon Sedgley

7th June at 13:21

Lovely cocktail. Maybe a distant Azzuri offspring of those simple, pure and wonderful 'old timey' Old Fashioneds. For us, the 7.5ml volume of Mezcal as a rinse is a bit indulgent...2.5ml worked just fine.

Simon Sedgley

7th June at 13:27

Since the cocktail's name references 'The Big Easy' (for no apparent reason), we might try a rinse of Absinthe instead of the Mezcal next time around.

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Morten Carlsbaek

6th June at 11:34

Do rember the coffee beans, important for the taste and smooth integration of the other ingredients.
Next time, I will try halving or skipping the 5 ml sugar syrup, and use a little less orange bitters.

eddie richards

10th April at 19:25

For anyone wanting to try a dry (less sweet) agave forward variation while keeping the idea intact:
45 ml Olmeca Altos Reposado Tequila
15 ml Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
20 ml Dolin Dry Vermouth
10 ml Maraska Maraschino Liqueur
2 dash Angostura Orange Bitters
1–2 drops saline (optional)

Stir with ice until properly chilled and diluted
Strain into a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora

Garnish
Express lemon zest and orange zest over the surface
Discard lemon peel, keep orange twist (optional)
Light grating of dark chocolate over the top

Justin Aniello

19th July 2025 at 00:10

Good variation on the New York Minute, a lightly smoky version. I threw all the mezcal in (7.5 ml to rinse a glass?) and it didn't overpower the drink, but I also like smokiness in general.

Nicholas Wilson

12th July 2025 at 21:25

Wonderful evening sipper. Absolutely keep all the mezcal in!

Caspian Berggren

18th February 2025 at 19:09

This is a really good cocktail. It's kind of a shame you discard the unused mezcal because it really does wonders in this cocktail, and I wish there was more of it. I'd say - use 0.7cl mezcal as an ingredient and keep everything else. It's a wonderful cocktail where the Maraschino is surprisingly subdued. The agave notes from the Tequila is certainly building the backbone, but all the other ingredients circle around it and make themselves noticed.

Morten Carlsbaek

6th June at 11:29

I did, and 7.5 ml mezcal in the cocktail as an ingredient does not dominate after letting the drink sit a minute.

Matt

12th December 2024 at 04:15

Excellent - delicious notes from the maraschino (not overwhelming, I'm surprised you can use this much maraschino and not have it obnoxiously dominant), works very well with the vermouth. And the tequila is great in the background, with just a hint of smoke from the mezcal - really excellent!

Derek

2nd September 2024 at 02:49

Lovely drink. Jay is right. Don't skip the coffee beans!
Delish!

David M.

30th November 2022 at 04:22

I agree that there is a nice balance of sweet and salty notes. After rinsing the glass and then actually discarding the rest of the mezcal, I actually found it to be quite subtle and not too smoky.

jay gavin

26th July 2022 at 00:59

The three coffee beans really make a difference; I almost ignored them...don't!

Morten Carlsbaek

6th June at 11:27

I forgot and then went to read all comments. And added the coffee beans, and let it sit for a minute. Big difference indeed, I like the cocktail!

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