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Naked & Famous
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Naked & Famous
Glass:
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 3⁄4 oz | Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal |
| 3⁄4 oz | Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo |
| 3⁄4 oz | Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur) |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare optional garnish of dehydrated lime slice wheel or lime wedge.
How to make:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Optionally, garnish with lime slice or lime wedge on rim.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Cocktail of the day:
24th February 2025 is World Bartender Day
Review:
Salmon pink in colour. Mezcal adds earthy smoky complexity to this bittersweet, citrusy fresh, aperitivo Last Word riff. And indeed, getting naked can make you famous!
Variant:
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2011 by Joaquín Simó, the Naked & Famous is best known for its early appearance at Death & Co. in Manhattan, New York City, but premiered on the opening menu at Candelaria in Paris and at Teardrop Lounge in Portland, Oregon. Joaquín's original recipe calls for Del Maguey Chichicapa Mezcal.
The name comes from the lyrics of a song titled Tricky Kid on Tricky's 1996 album Pre-Millennium Tension.
"And everybody's got a record deal
And everybody wants to be naked and famous
Everybody's got a record deal
And everybody wants to be naked and famous."
See: Last Word cocktail history
Nutrition:
One serving of Naked & Famous contains 179 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.1 standard drinks
- 17.65% alc./vol. (35.29° proof)
- 15.9 grams of pure alcohol
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Del Maguey Vide de Muertos overpowers the other ingredients 4/5.
So I made an extra with Gusano Rojo (Yes, that's a Mezcal with a worm.. 😅) which made for a far more balanced cocktail 5/5.
This is my favorite cocktail to order in a group of conservative old conformist investment managers: “Rosser, what do you want?”, ‘Have the bartender make me Naked and Famous!’