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

Spicy Mango Buck
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Ingredients:
1 oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
²⁄₃ oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Spicy Mango Syrup
¹⁄₂ oz	Mango purée
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2 ¹⁄₂ oz	Thomas Henry Ginger Beer

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Prepare:

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

How to make:

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

Garnish:

Garnish with mango wedge on rim.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

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

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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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Nutrition:

One serving of Spicy Mango Buck contains 196 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
8.78% alc./vol. (8.78° proof)
15.1 grams of pure alcohol

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