Name: Old Mexican Friend
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Mezcal; 15 ml Campari or other red bitter liqueur; 15 ml Elderflower liqueur; 22.5 ml Grapefruit juice (pink)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Photographed in a

Retro Coupe

Garnish:

Grapefruit zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Del Maguey VIDA mezcal
1/2 fl oz	Italian red bitter liqueur
1/2 fl oz	St Germain Elderflower Liqueur
3/4 fl oz	Grapefruit juice (pink)
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Del Maguey VIDA mezcal, 70cl

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Review:

Bittersweet and sweet 'n' sour with smoky mezcal, zesty grapefruit and faint floral elderflower, particularly on the long smoky finish.

History:

A riff on Jim Meehan's usually gin-based Old Friend created in October 2020 by yours truly as a result of a comment left by a Discerning Drinker on our Old Friend page saying, "Swapped out gin for mezcal and would highly recommend for the more adventurous."