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Spicy Mango Buck

Name: Spicy Mango Buck
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Mezcal; 20 ml Blanco tequila; 10 ml Spicy mango syrup; 15 ml Mango purée; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 75 ml Ginger beer

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
²⁄₃ fl oz	Blanco tequila
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Spicy mango syrup
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Mango purée
³⁄₄ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Thomas Henry Ginger Beer

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Fluet Highball 45cl

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
RIM glass with Tajín seasoning (moisten outside edge with lime or orange juice and drip into Tajín).
Prepare garnish of mango wedge.

Method

SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring ginger beer.

Garnish

Garnish with mango wedge on rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Spicy Mango Buck contains 196 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
8.78% alc./vol. (17.56° proof)
16.3 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created by yours truly on the 2nd of September 2025 in memory of Buck, our beloved one-of-a-kind ginger cat. A Buck is a spirit-based cocktail with lime juice that's charged with ginger ale or ginger beer.

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Review

Mezcal adds character to this delicately spicy, mango-flavoured Buck.

Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal 750ml - makes 25 cocktails
$42.99 $1.72 per cocktail

Patron Silver tequila 375ml - makes 18.5 cocktails
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$3.07 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 18.5 cocktails.
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