Barbacoa

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Discerning Drinkers (5 ratings)

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Double old-fashioned

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Libbey DOF 14.25oz
Ingredients:
3 wedge Lime (fresh)
3 slice Red bell pepper
1 slice Red chili pepper (jalapeño/fresno chili (10,000 SHU) deseeded)
2 fl oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1/4 fl oz Monin Ginger Syrup
1/2 fl oz Agave syrup
1/2 fl 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.

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Strength & taste guide:


Review:

Savoury and lightly spicy with smoky mezcal backbone.

History:

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

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 19% alc./vol. (38° proof)
  • 18.5 grams of pure alcohol
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Bacardi's birthday image

Bacardi's birthday

The founder of Bacardi was a Catalan wine merchant called Facundo Bacardi Massó, who left Spain for Cuba in 1830.

Valentine's Day image

Valentine's Day

You can't have failed to notice that 14 February is St. Valentine's Day, a time of year when a sum equivalent to the GDP of a small country is spent on

Fernand Petiot's birthday image

Fernand Petiot's birthday

On this day in 1900, Fernand Pete Petiot was born in Paris, to parents who owned a guesthouse - he would come to fame, correctly or otherwise, as the inventor

Margarita Day image

Margarita Day

There are days for most things in the US, but Margarita Day is a subject very close to our hearts. Because, no matter who invented this classic cocktail,

World Bartender Day image

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We're celebrating what the Oxford English dictionary defines as a person serving drinks at a bar, but we know as creative, hard-working folk who satisfy

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