Garnish:
Crystallised stem ginger
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. (Also works well strainer over ice in an old-fashioned glass.
1 1/2 fl oz | Del Maguey Vida Clásico mezcal |
1/2 fl oz | Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo |
1/4 fl oz | Ginger syrup |
3/4 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
3/4 fl oz | Pineapple juice (freshly extracted/pressed/squeezed) |
2 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
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Review:
Smoky, tangy and complex with layers of flavour, although happily mezcal dominates.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2016 by Stephen Wicker at the Raleigh Bar, Miami Beach, USA. Stephen's original recipe calls for twice as much ginger syrup but the ginger syrup he uses is housemade and 1:1 concentration.
Alcohol content:
- 1.2 standard drinks
- 14.72% alc./vol. (29.44° proof)
- 16.6 grams of pure alcohol
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