Name: Cannonball
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Mezcal; 10 ml Apricot liqueur; 15 ml Lime juice; 25 ml Pineapple juice; 3 Aromatic bitters

Serve in a

Cantaritos clay pot or Collins glass

Ingredients:
2 fl oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1/3 fl oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
1/2 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
5/6 fl oz	Pineapple juice
3 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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Garnish:

Quarter pineapple slice wheel & lime slice wheel. Serve with a straw.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into glass/pot filled with crushed ice.

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Strength & taste guide:

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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Review:

Dry, mezcal-forward and very refreshing with pineapple, lime and a touch of apricot.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2020 by Beau du Bois, Bar Director of Puesto, a Mexican restaurant and bar in San Diego, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Cannonball contains 164 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
18.97% alc./vol. (37.94° proof)
21 grams of pure alcohol

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