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Take a Hike

Name: Take a Hike
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 6 fresh Sage leaves; 45 ml Mezcal; 15 ml Strega liqueur; 15 ml Fino sherry; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Honey and water syrup; 4 drop Red hot pepper sauce; 1 dash Orange bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
6 fresh	Sage leaves
1 1/2 fl oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1/2 fl oz	Liquore Strega
1/2 fl oz	Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry
3/4 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
4 drop	Hot pepper sauce (red, vinegar-based e.g. Tabasco)
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Retro Coupe

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of fresh sage leaf..

Method

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

Garnish

Garnish with fresh sage leaf.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
17.72% alc./vol. (35.45° proof)
21.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Fino sherry — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2023 by Ramsey Musk, Beverage Director at Accomplice Bar in Los Angeles, USA.

Review

Herbal, savoury, spicy and citrusy – this Margarita-like cocktail has something for everyone.

Cocktail of the day:

17th November 2026 is National Hiking Day

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Comments & Discussion

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Walter Brookbank 4 months ago

This was well thought out, I had Illegal Mezcal and Amontillado Sherry, the honey worked great with the Strega and lemon juice and the 4 drops of hot sauce and salt grains worded magic. The sage accented the smokiness of the Mezcal. I thoroughly enjoyed it...Salute'

Frederic D. 1 year ago

Very solid drink, but I would recommend adjusting appropriately based on the character of your mezcal. A full 1.5 Oz of Del Maguey Vida really took over the drink, masking the subtler Strega and sherry elements. I think it would have benefited from splitting that base with a blanco tequila. With the less forward Dos Hombres, however, the modifiers came through more clearly, and produced a more harmonious drink.