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Naked & Famous
Salmon pink in colour. Mezcal adds earthy smoky complexity to this bittersweet, citrusy fresh, aperitivo Last Word riff. And indeed, getting naked can...16th May 2022 at 23:46
I had been making this with Del Maguey Vida, which is one of only two available locally, but managed to get a bottle of the Del Maguey Chichicapa that is called for in Joaquín Simó’s original recipe. The latter was marginally better, very similar. Both made for an excellent drink.
11th April 2022 at 14:28
Absolutely love this cocktail (and the whole family) it works beautifully together. Simon please can you add (Laura Bishops's) Almost Famous to the site which uses Jamaican Overproof instead of Mezcal - just tried and it's superb!
5th April 2022 at 01:12
Fabulous. I made it with a joven and Strega instead of yellow Chartreuse (a contradiction of terms). Dialed back the lime a tad. Delicious. The Missus loved it, too.
3rd April 2022 at 21:26
It’s maybe a bit heavy on the Chartreuse, but a solid recipe. I used Sotol instead of Mezcal.
23rd March 2022 at 23:25
One of my favorites! I prefer Bozal Mezcal in this cocktail, it has a smoother flavor
19th February 2022 at 14:09
Fantastic cocktail.. Very approachable and a good way to introduce Mezcal.
11th February 2022 at 20:35
My favourite cocktail. Was running low on yellow chartreuse so substituted it out for green chartreuse. I can firmly say that this isn't a swap I'll be trying again.
2nd March 2022 at 17:44
Green chartreuse, Campari and a bold smoky mezcal are awesome though!
12th January 2022 at 01:23
Love the idea of an equal parts cocktail, but there was just too much lime for me. Much better balance when I bumped everything else up to 1 oz each.
11th December 2021 at 13:34
We liked it but thought it was a little on the sweet side. I upped the mezcal and the lime and love it. Now we call that combo the “More Naked and Less Famous.”
4th November 2021 at 18:43
This has become a complete favoutite. I ran out of ice this last timr, so I used frozen berries to cool the drink and the extra juicy tartness really added a nice element.
7th September 2021 at 14:24
Surprised as the rest of us how well this works. Made it with El Tesoro Reposado tequila instead of mezcal and it was even more popular!
11th February 2022 at 20:36
Definitely going to give this a try
1st August 2021 at 20:25
Made this for the first time last night and enjoyed it much more than I thought I would! Probably even better than the Last Word!
30th July 2021 at 19:53
While seeking a way to use up my yellow chartreuse I found this little gem. Simple & quick to make and tastes great. Loved it.
22nd June 2021 at 02:25
Tried with Casamigos Mezcal. A delightfully confusing combination of spirits, resulting in one of my personal favourite cocktails.
11th April 2021 at 13:35
I love this cocktail, as it's a balance that doesn't look like it should work when you read it, but it most definitely does in the glass! This cocktail was created as a riff on Sam Ross' modern classic, The Paper Plane (which itself was a riff on the Last Word.) I just wanted to mention that here for the sake of credit being given where due. :)
Anonymous
23rd March 2021 at 21:37
One of the top concoctions highlighting the pleasures of yellow Chartreuse. Less sweet (surprisingly) than its wonderful green Chartreuse cousin, Last Word.
5th February 2021 at 01:33
liked, but a bit sweet. wonder what a bit of bitters would do for it
21st January 2021 at 10:11
Just tried this with Peychaud’s Aperitivo in lieu of Aperol, and it still tasted great!
Anonymous
10th January 2021 at 17:44
Awful cocktail unless one likes drinking sweet diesel. This combination simply does not work.
8th January 2021 at 16:59
One of my favourites. Although I wouldn't use Vida. It deserves better.
8th August 2020 at 20:42
Bam! Heavy flavour with relatively low alcohol content. I'd even recommend half an ounce of Mezcal, depending on the brand of course.
Have also made it with Campari instead of Aperol. Also delicious.