Name: Mezcalicus
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Mezcal; 45 ml Rosolio Bergamotto; 15 ml Lime juice; 5 ml Agave syrup

Mezcalicus
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Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Italicus liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₆ oz	Agave syrup

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of 3 skewered Fragata Green Olives.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with skewered olives.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A mezcal-based Margarita riff with bergamot liqueur replacing triple sec orange liqueur.

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Variant:

For Mezcalicus Sake

History:

Based on a nightcap shot made early in 2020 by Jack McGarry at The Dead Rabbit in Manhattan for Giuseppe Gallo, Italicus Rosolio's founder. This inspired Giuseppe to develop the Mezcalicus, which has found its way onto drink menus across America's southern states.

Nutrition:

One serving of Mezcalicus contains 198 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
18.65% alc./vol. (18.65° proof)
20.5 grams of pure alcohol

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