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Call Mexico

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (65)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry
2/3 fl oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1/3 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz Agave syrup (agave nectar)
4 drop Difford's Margarita Bitters

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Nick & Nora Glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Call Mexico contains 123 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 12.81% alc./vol. (25.61° proof)
  • 13.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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History

A reversed and volumized mezcal-based riff on a London Calling, I created this after making a Call London at the suggestion of Jennifer Spencer via a comment on our London Calling cocktail page.

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Review

Dry, sour, delicately smoky and delicious.

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Comments & Discussion

Chris Dimal
What a night and day difference to the Call London. This one is delightfully balanced and the Mezcal is fantastic. I wouldn't be surprised if a Mezcal better than a cheaper, super smoky one is necessitated to have the great impact promised here. Fruity with the savouriness of the sherry still hanging around.
score: 1
Nick Hopewell-Smith
Another fine drink for grown-ups. Not so sweet. Delicate and refined. I used Palo Cortado and Del Maguey. Why is it that so many of the best cocktails (that aren’t daquiris, sours or Italian-bitter) deploy sherry or saki. Answers on a postcard, please.
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Wonderful. Good to the last drop. Made mine X1.5.
score: 1
Rik de Boer
Tried it with Manzanilla instead of Fino.
Works well too.
score: 1
RusselNotSCP Premium Member
I'm not entirely sure why, but I feel like this drink would be better made with clarified (or otherwise de-pulped) lime juice and done as a stirred drink for textural reasons, although I don't actually have the patience to test that. It's excellent either way, though.
score: 0
Caspian Berggren Premium Member
The mineral and yeasty notes from the sherry plays beautifully with the mezcal. A really freaking good cocktail!
score: 2
Toby James Premium Member
OK I thought the recent realisation that, Oh shit I love sherry now, was crazy enough... the mezcal combo here has blown my tiny little mind. Just gorgeous.
score: 3
Frederic D. Premium Member
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this drink. Perfect balance of sweet and sour notes. A subtle smoke from the mezcal, whose more savory facet works in tandem with the sherry. Highly enjoyable.
score: 2
James Casswell
Fantastic and perhaps the best use of Fino I've yet discovered.
score: 2
Lee Clarke Premium Member
Cheers Simon. ?
score: 1

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