Name: Smoke and Mirrors (by The Bon Vivants)
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 4 fresh Mint leaves; 45 ml Oude genever; 15 ml Mezcal; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Smoke & Mirrors (by The Bon Vivants)
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
4 fresh	Mint leaves
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Oude genever
¹⁄₂ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
³⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare mint sprigs for garnish.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass filled with crushed ice.
Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.

Review:

Genever and mezcal sit surprisingly well together in this very refreshing drink with mint and lemon.

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Variant:

Smoke and Mirrors (genever based)

History:

Created in 2016 by The Bon Vivants, USA for Rutte Old Simon Genever.

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