Name: Division Bell
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Mezcal; 22.5 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 15 ml Maraschino liqueur; 22.5 ml Lime juice

Division Bell
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
³⁄₄ oz	Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
¹⁄₂ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

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

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

A mezcal inspired variation of the Last Word with a refreshing, spirit-forward blend of ingredients.

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History:

Created in 2009 by Phil Ward at Mayahuel, New York City, USA.
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Nutrition:

One serving of Division Bell contains 152 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
16.24% alc./vol. (16.24° proof)
14.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Justin Aniello

15th June at 00:16

Had side by side with Naked and Famous and prefer this one, the three alcohols work together better with a sweet agave taste in the front and a smoky bitter citrus mix in the aftertaste.

Boris Jümmers

15th February at 00:23

Depends highly on the mezcal I think. Should be as smokey as possible. Tried it with Del Maguey Vida Classic and thought it was a bit lackluster. Think this needs balancing. More dilution + upping the mezcal does work well for me.

Beth Schneider

4th February at 19:35

Also tried this after Naked & Famous, which I preferred.

Geralt Of Rivia

15th November 2024 at 12:21

Made it with Ojo de Tigre, it is delicious, refreshing and well balanced, but I think it would be event better with more smokiness so consider adding 1/2 mezcal or swapping for a smokier one.

Gretchen Hull

1st June 2024 at 21:59

A perfect cocktail! The balance is spot on. Very refreshing!

Scott Grieve

19th April 2024 at 12:23

Tried this with a super smoky Mezcal, didn’t work as well, preferred it with 400 Conejos which is much more subtle

Matt Excell

5th April 2024 at 08:24

Tried alongside Naked & Famous - I prefer this, which surprised me

Sean Baron

6th March 2024 at 21:13

Oh yeah, this is good. Love the smoky Mezcal combining with the Aperol and the Maraschino, which on paper shouldn’t work but it does. Some of the variations below sound interesting so I’ll be trying them.

Avery Garnett

22nd February 2024 at 22:02

All of Hall of Fame 3/291. It's...nice. It's fine. It's an inferior last of the oaxacans as a herbal mezcal sour and an inferior paper plane as an aperol sour, but it's fine.

william dennehy

9th January 2024 at 20:25

I used Leopold Bros Aperitivo as I love that bitterness. Worked great here.

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