Loaded Pistol

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Photographed in a Libbey Old Fashioned 11oz

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1⁄2 oz Strega liqueur
4 drop Bob's Grapefruit Bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of grapefruit juice & sea salt rim.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Mezcal provides the firepower, tamed by sweet vermouth and rich herbal liqueur. A great late-night sipper.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Erick Castro at Polite Provisions, San Diego, USA. Erick's original recipe calls for a "grasshopper salt rim" made by blending ½ cup sea salt and 2 spoons dehydrated grasshoppers.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Loaded Pistol contains 166 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 27.2% alc./vol. (27.2° proof)
  • 22.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Dave D.’s Avatar Dave D.
19th March 2023 at 00:56
This was THE BEST with the Mezcal. Smokiness came through beautifully. And I love using Strega….large rock keeps it chilled wothout too much dilution….
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beth anderson’s Avatar beth anderson
10th October 2022 at 00:05
I substituted (a little less) tequila anejo aged in oak barrels and still got that savory smokiness coming through, nicely balanced with cinnamon-sweet strega.
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
7th January 2022 at 05:26
There's a fascinating tension between the Mezcal and the Liquore Strega. (I used Montelobos Espadin Joven.) Cocchi Storico Vermouth di Torino provided a well traveled bridge for the two to meet.
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Richard Elgar’s Avatar Richard Elgar
26th October 2020 at 01:59
OK. I made this with the grasshopper salt. It's the first time that I think I've ever been able to describe salt as "meaty". The cocktail is pretty decent though!
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