Mezcal Martini

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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1 2⁄3 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
4 drop Difford's Margarita Bitters
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Skewered caperberry

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over a chunk of block ice or large cube).

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

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

With gin, my go-to stirred Dry Martini recipe is five-to-one, but that's way too much when using mezcal – a Fifty-Fifty Martini is more befitting. Rather than straight-up, I also prefer my Mezcal Martinis on-the-rock(s).

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Variant:

Tequila Martini; Mex Martini; Mezcal Martinez

History:

Recipe by yours truly in September 2020.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Mezcal Martini contains 163 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 23.62% alc./vol. (23.62° proof)
  • 23.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
5th April 2024 at 01:52
Hmm...this is interesting, an aquired taste might I dare say? And I certainly aquired a taste for it a few sips in. Very dry and perhaps savory with quite a complex combination of flavors. Thanks Simon!
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