Garnish:
Dust with an equal mix of powdered sugar, salt and cayenne pepper
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE without ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Del Maguey Vida Clásico mezcal |
| 1/3 fl oz | Orange Curaçao liqueur |
| 1/3 fl oz | Chili liqueur |
| 1/3 fl oz | Barrow's Intense Ginger Liqueur |
| 1/3 fl oz | Pineapple juice (fresh pressed) |
| 1 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/2 fl oz | Pasteurised egg white (or aquafaba) |
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Review:
A Mezcal Margarita with chili, ginger and pineapple, mellowed by a splash of foaming egg white.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2018 by Melissa Yard at Joséphine Wine Bar, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. The original calls for homemade pineapple jalapeño syrup and omits chili liqueur.
Nutrition:
One serving of Smoke & Mirrors (mezcal-based) contains 204 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.7 standard drinks
- 18.05% alc./vol. (36.1° proof)
- 23.5 grams of pure alcohol
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