Name: Barbacoa
Total time: 6 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3 wedge Lime (fresh); 3 slice Red bell pepper; 1 slice red chili pepper; 60 ml Mezcal; 7.5 ml Ginger syrup; 15 ml Agave syrup; 15 ml Lemon juice

Barbacoa
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Serve in a Double old-fashioned

Ingredients:
3 wedge	Lime (fresh)
3 slice	Red bell pepper
1 slice	Red chili pepper (jalapeño/fresno chili (10,000 SHU) deseeded)
2 oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Ginger Syrup
¹⁄₂ oz	Agave syrup
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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Garnish: Beef jerky

How to make:

MUDDLE first 3 ingredients in base of shaker. Add other ingredients, briefly SHAKE with ice and POUR into glass without straining.

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Savoury and lightly spicy with smoky mezcal backbone.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2009 by Julian Cox at Rivera, Los Angeles, USA.

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