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Smoky, tangy and complex with layers of flavour, although happily mezcal dominates. (This cocktail also works well strained over ice in an old-fashioned...
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Rick Pilling’s Avatar Rick Pilling
15th November 2023 at 04:25
I had to adjust the recipe, but i love the basis for this drink! My palette seems to be particularly sensitive to sours (I typically reduce the lemon or lime component by half). If you have similar tastes, try:
1.5 oz mezcal
.66 oz Aperol
.5 oz. ginger syrup
.25 oz. lime
.5 oz. pineapple juice
.25 oz. pisco (I find it a fantastic substitute for saline)
Any way you cut it: Carsten hit the nail on the head--this drink has everything!
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Ian Fenton’s Avatar Ian Fenton
17th December 2023 at 11:00
I served it over ice and I think it needed the full volume of lime juice. Might be too sour for me served straight up.

Lovely drink though.
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