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Maximiliano

Name: Maximiliano
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 37.5 ml Mezcal; 22.5 ml Gentian liqueur; 22.5 ml Bianco/blanco vermouth; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 1/4 fl oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
3/4 fl oz	Gentian liqueur Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Avèze, Salers)
3/4 fl oz	Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

Garnish: Lemon zest twist

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Method:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over a chunk of block ice.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Maximiliano contains 151 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
22.75% alc./vol. (45.5° proof)
18.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a drink created in 2015 by Julio Xoxocotla at Ward III in New York City.

Review

The subtly smoky notes of mezcal combine brilliantly with the aromatic bittersweetness of gentian liqueur in this fabulously complex White Negroni-like aperitivo. (If using dry vermouth in place of bianco vermouth, you'll need to add 2.5ml of rich sugar syrup.)

Variations/similar cocktails

Fumata Bianca
White Mezcal Negroni

Comments & Discussion

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Ian Fenton 2 years ago

Nicely bitter and smokey, but a bit too sweet for my tastes.

Paul Schiano 2 years ago

The salt, especially unmeasured, really ruins it.

Simon Difford 2 years ago

Thanks, Paul. You make a good point. I have amended to 2 drops of saline.

Rollin Kuhn 4 years ago

I made this but included around 7 mL (just under 1/4 oz) of lemon juice, mainly because I tend to put lemon juice in everything. And it was really good. Not enough sour to be noticeable but I think it adds to the balance of flavors, and the salt rounds out the body of the bitter/smoke/slightly sweet character.