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Smoke & Mirrors (mezcal-based)

Name: Smoke and Mirrors (mezcal-based)
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Mezcal; 10 ml Orange Curaçao; 10 ml Chilli liqueur; 10 ml Ginger liqueur; 10 ml Pineapple juice; 30 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1/3 fl oz	Ferrand Dry Curaçao liqueur
1/3 fl oz	Chilli liqueur
1/3 fl oz	Ginger liqueur
1/3 fl oz	Pineapple juice
1 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare dust garnish made with an equal mix of powdered sugar, salt and cayenne pepper.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Dust with pre-mixed sugar, salt and cayenne dust.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Smoke & Mirrors (mezcal-based) contains 204 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
16.63% alc./vol. (33.26° proof)
23.2 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

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.

Review

A Mezcal Margarita with chili, ginger and pineapple, mellowed by a splash of foaming egg white.

Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal 750ml - makes 16.5 cocktails
$42.99 $2.61 per cocktail

Ferrand Dry Curacao 750ml - makes 75 cocktails
$34.99 $0.47 per cocktail Ferrand Dry Curacao image

Giffard Ginger of the Indies 750ml - makes 75 cocktails
$37.99 $0.51 per cocktail Giffard Ginger of the Indies image

$3.59 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Simon Sedgley Premium Member 40w

This definitely benefits from the addition of 5ml simple syrup to bring everything into a lovely balance.

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