Eclipse Cocktail (by Leo Robitschek)

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Discerning Drinkers (88 ratings)

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

None

How to make:

SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over a chunk of block ice). FLOAT mezcal on surface of drink.

1 fl oz Patrón Añejo tequila
3/4 fl oz Heering Cherry Liqueur
3/4 fl oz Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
3/4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico mezcal
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Review:

Beautifully balanced bitter-sweetness with tequila and mezcal sitting harmoniously with cherry and aperitivo liqueurs, with lemon freshness. A perfect aperitivo cocktail.

History:

The colour of the moon during an eclipse inspired the name of this rusty-orange-red cocktail.

In Jim Meehan & Chris Gall's 2011 The PDT Cocktail Book, the creation of the Eclipse is credited to "Leo Robitschek, New York, Winter 2009."

ECLIPSE COCKTAIL
2 oz. El Tesoro Añejo Tequila
.75 oz. Aperol
.75 oz. Cherry – Heering
.75 oz. Lemon Juice
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled, Del Maguey Vida Mezcal-rinsed coupe
Garnish with a lemon twist
–Leo Robitschek, New York, Winter 2009

Jim Meehan, 2011

When or where, this cocktail morphed from being served in a mezcal-rinsed coupe to being served on-the-rock with a mezcal float is unknown, but some say, it was first served at the 2013 Great GoogaMooga Festival held at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York. USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Eclipse Cocktail (by Leo Robitschek) contains 214 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 16.12% alc./vol. (32.24° proof)
  • 16.9 grams of pure alcohol
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