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Madame Mayahuel

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Discerning Drinkers (24)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄3 fl oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1⁄2 fl oz Cynar or other carciofo amaro
1⁄2 fl oz Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
1⁄6 fl oz Rothman & Winter Crème de Violette Liqueur

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 24.2% alc./vol. (48.4° proof)
  • 18.2 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

Review

Whether you love or hate this spirit-forward cocktail will firstly be driven by your preference for mezcal and secondly by whether you appreciate this cocktail's floral violet notes, not to mention the sherry and amaro notes.

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Comments & Discussion

Bob Bobson
Swapping out the gin for mezcal in the various Aviation- or Creme de Violette-style cocktails is certainly sound and a no-brainer.

However, then adding Cynar and a sherry IMO creates something of an indistinct mish-mash of flavours. Not something I'd generally recommend unless you really like all the components. This cocktail isn't exactly *bad* or *imbalanced*, it just fails to justify its ingredients.
score: 0
Caspian Berggren Premium Member
Maybe Mezcal and Violette is a brilliant combination that I just haven't understood yet, but man, this was a *weird* cocktail. I actually really like the floral elements with agave spirits (lavender and tequila is incredible) but this was neither chopped nor minced — the violette kept everything from being a savoury, bitter cocktail, but there was far too little sweetness to balance that violette. I'm going to come back to this out of sheer curiosity to see if I understand it better, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone outside of the business.
score: 2
Mary Strimel
Mezcal with an amaro is an interesting and unexpected twist. Very tasty, would totally make again.
score: 2
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Be sure to try an "M & M", equal parts Montenegro and mezcal on-the-rocks. Delicious!
score: 5

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