JavaScript is not enabled!
For information on how to enable Javascript on your browser click here.

Leña

Name: Leña
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Blanco tequila; 15 ml Mezcal; 15 ml Bitter bianco liqueur; 7.5 ml Chilli liqueur; 30 ml Pineapple juice; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Agave syrup

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (20)

Measurements in:

Serves:

Keep screen awake

Ingredients
1 fl oz	Blanco tequila
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Luxardo Bitter Bianco liqueur
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Chilli liqueur
1 fl oz	Pineapple juice (chilled)
³⁄₄ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Agave syrup (agave nectar)

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Fluet Old Fashioned 34cl

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 thin pineapple slice wheel.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with pineapple slice.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Leña contains 217 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
14.59% alc./vol. (29.19° proof)
20.4 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created by Ricardo Rodriguez, bar manager of La Otra in Lita restaurant, Aberdeen Township, New Jersey. Incidentally, Leña means firewood in Spanish.

Review

The lovechild of a Picante de la Casa and a Jungle Bird.

Patron Silver tequila 375ml - makes 12.5 cocktails
$24.99 $2.00 per cocktail Patron Silver tequila image

Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal 750ml - makes 50 cocktails
$42.99 $0.86 per cocktail

Luxardo Bitter Bianco 750ml - makes 50 cocktails
$25.99 $0.52 per cocktail Luxardo Bitter Bianco image

Tres Agaves Organic Agave Nectar 375ml - makes 37.5 cocktails
$9.99 $0.27 per cocktail

$3.65 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.

Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

Checkout

* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.

Gallery

Comments & Discussion

Please log in to make a comment

Morten Carlsbaek Premium Member 10w

I upped the amount of chili liqueur to 20 ml, and it certainly improved the taste. Otherwise is was fruity but not that interesting nor strong tasting - and the Tajin on the rim dominated too much.

See more...