Cantinflas Mustache

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Discerning Drinkers (2 ratings)

Glass:

Photographed in an Urban Bar 1920 Retro Coupette 15cl

Ingredients:
34 oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
34 oz Patrón Reposado tequila
34 oz Amaro (e.g. Meletti)
34 oz Blanc quinquina/kina (e.g. Mattei Cap Corse, Bonal or Kina L'Aér
2 dash Xocolatl mole bitters
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

Reminiscent of an M & M, this is a delicious and perfectly balanced bittersweet, spirit-forward, digestivo or late-night sipper with great depth of flavour.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2022 by Frederic Yarm of Boston, Massachusetts and shared via his cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com. Frederic was inspired by Chris Elford's Sharpie Mustache cocktail.

Nutrition:

One serving of Cantinflas Mustache contains 192 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 26.09% alc./vol. (52.19° proof)
  • 23.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Frederic Yarm’s Avatar Frederic Yarm
1 hour ago
Thank you for finding and posting this! Yes, the original was created with Bonal, but I could see other rouge quinquinas like Byrrh or Cap Corse working great with these ingredients. I have had excellent luck with Byrrh and mezcal pairings in the past, but I went with Bonal to mirror Elford's epic recipe.
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
27 minutes ago
Many thanks, Frederic. It is a brilliant recipe.