Name: Aventura
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 6 fresh Raspberries; 45 ml Mezcal; 22.5 ml Grand Marnier; 7.5 ml Elderflower liqueur; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Lemon juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Aventura
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Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Ingredients:
6 fresh	Raspberries
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
³⁄₄ oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
¹⁄₄ oz	Elderflower liqueur
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of 3 skewered raspberries.

How to make:

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

Garnish:

Garnish with 3 skewered raspberries.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Mezcal infused raspberry fruit with lemon, orange and lime citrus aromatised with delicate rich elderflower.

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Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
19.22% alc./vol. (19.22° proof)
21.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Helen Smith

13th August at 02:28

I made this with Famous Grouse Smoky Black blended whisky instead of the mezcal, and it was one of the best cocktails I've ever made. Beautiful balance of smoky, sweet, sour, and juicy.

Matt Musick

30th September 2024 at 23:12

I imagine this would be excellent as a frozen drink as well.

Jeffrey Moore

3rd June 2024 at 20:29

Late to the party on this one, but fantastic summer cocktail! I too, used agave.

Peter McCarthy

21st March 2024 at 03:32

Interesting! Smoky on the nose and up front, balanced out by sweet/fruity notes. I couldn't really taste the elderflower (until the final sip), so I'm not sure if my measurements weren't accurate enough, if the last-drop-taste is by design, or if it's meant to blend in and just add to the "whole" instead of being a notable "part"... I also couldn't really taste any "orange" from the GM... Will have to try it again... Tasty, nonetheless, and goes down easy. Tart, fresh raspberries from the garnish were a nice finishing touch.

Lisa Hamilton

22nd February 2024 at 23:05

I made this with a smokey infused blanco tequila and agave nectar instead of sugar syrup. The blend was perfect.

Lynette Clayton

27th May 2023 at 23:20

I would not have tried this if I hadn't read the comments. The smokey mezcal doesn't go in my head, but its really nice actually. I increased the lime because the mezcal I have is a little extra smokey so I thought up'ing the lime would provide a better balance. It was closer to even parts lemon/lime.

Miguel Perales

4th April 2023 at 21:18

A smoky upfront cocktail with a citrus middle and a nice raspberry finish. Interesting mix of flavors that actually work well.

Pekka Savolainen

26th November 2022 at 14:52

I used quite large and flavourful raspberries, but citruses and mezcal block them completely.
Gave nice pink colour though.

Arild Bjørgo

10th February 2022 at 20:57

This cocktail deserves a better rating! What I do like in cocktails is complexity, and the sort of complexity that can be traced back to each of its parts (like in wine of high quality). This cocktail does just that.

William Mulder

31st December 2021 at 19:10

I like this one. I added a pinch of salt to the mix. I find mezcal and tequila’s flavour burst with a little salt.

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