Name: Pura Vida
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Mezcal; 15 ml Averna Amaro; 10 ml Coffee liqueur; 1 dash Orange bitters

Pura Vida
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₃ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
¹⁄₂ oz	Amaro (e.g. Averna)
¹⁄₃ oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

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Medium

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Review:

Lightly smoked earthy coffee with hints of zesty orange.

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Variant:

The Carlsbaek

History:

Created in 2016 by Riccardo Aletta (AKA 'Ricky D Wing') at Holy Birds in London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Pura Vida contains 165 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
29.22% alc./vol. (29.22° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Nicola Adams

9th November 2023 at 05:51

Even tho I’m a fan, all I could taste was Mez cal, so I added an extra 5-10 ml of Abernathy and coffee liqueur respectively and good sized wedge of blood orange. Then I squeezed all the juice from the orange into the drink - I dunno, maybe 5ml? - and added me a fresh slice of orange and another dash or two of bitters just to be fair, and now I think it’s rather tasty.

Nicola Adams

9th November 2023 at 05:57

Mez cal and Abernathy, I love a spell check that does random with such abandon!

Morten Carlsbaek

27th February 2023 at 18:59

Too smokey. I dont find it balanced. I added 5ml coffee liqueur and 10 ml china-china extra. Plus 5ml lemon juice and lemon zest squeeze. Then really lovely. Try it, Simon

Simon Difford

24th March 2023 at 11:45

Many thanks, Morten. You've created a delicious cocktail which I've taken the liberty of naming 'The Carlsbaek'. Please see link to The Carlsbaek above.

Andrei G

17th November 2022 at 07:07

This is beautiful and a perfect example of a cocktail where the exact ingredients matter. To achieve balance, neither the mezcal or the coffee liqueur need to be overpowering. This is very possibly my new favorite sipper.

M D

17th June 2022 at 20:22

Fan of all the ingredients here, but not of the combination.

I used St Ana Del Rio Alipús and Mr Black coffee liqueur.

Could taste the individual constituents quite distinctly but felt the need to make a different drink afterwards to take the taste of the overall cocktail out of my mouth!

Andrei G

17th November 2022 at 07:09

Sounds like an unbalanced cocktail. Try a different, lighter coffee liqueur. Mr Black may be too much for this.

Jorge Oel

29th May 2022 at 23:50

its ok

Anne-Marie Murray

31st December 2021 at 02:23

So smokey (I used Mezcal Verde Momento)! This one is a nice, slow sipper. The orange carries the finish.

David M.

17th April 2021 at 01:23

My first ever home mezcal cocktail (used El Silencio) so take with a grain of salt:
A nice sipper, likely after dinner (though I tried it before). The smoke is definitely dominant but well-balanced by the Averna and Kahlúa. The orange twist is essential to the balance.

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