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Tequila-based, with complex mezcal smokiness, rich maraschino cherry and floral lavender bitters. It's a cocktail that likes dilution so perhaps consider...
Nicola Adams
20th November at 17:22
Simon, this is truly magnificent! I didn’t have agave so I just used simple syrup. I didn’t have lavender bitters either, but I did have a bottle of “lavender distillate” from the Middle Easter grocers - and I figured 5 drops of this plus 3 drops of peychauds would be a reasonable substitute… It’s smokey AND floral and utterly delicious. I’m not sure why but it also tastes a lot like honey, which must be on account of that weird alchemy that happens only in the best cocktails!
21st November at 07:24
Great to hear you liked it. Agave spirits sing with a touch of lavender.
4th May at 00:44
Going to have to try this, despite my initial hesitancy to 8 dashes of Lavender bitters.
No one else has mentioned the lavender overpowers it, so I'm in.
No one else has mentioned the lavender overpowers it, so I'm in.
4th May at 05:13
Just 8 drops of lavender bitters, not 8 dashes.
26th May 2023 at 18:23
Gorgeous. Nothing more to say.
3rd January 2023 at 07:35
Got very excited about this as have my first ever bottle of Mezcal. A little too sweet for me overall.
5th August 2022 at 19:26
Great cocktail. Was looking for a tequila cocktail not a Margarita to have with Mexican food. This was perfect. The smoky of the mezcal enhanced the chili taste in the food. Did serve on the rocks with a fresh cherry at the bottom. Wonderful.
19th February 2022 at 00:24
Simply lovely over a big rock. Floral, smokey, simultaneously uplifting and moody. If I had a good, long story to share, I'd serve it up with this one.
29th January 2022 at 04:40
For me this comes across clean and crisp with rustic earthy tones and the lavender floating gently around everything.. Freakin Awsome
28th December 2021 at 20:43
Bravo! Wow, what a surprising mélange. Although I did do some tweaking. I don't have lavender bitters, so added a tiny amount of crème de violette (maybe 1/3 bar spoon) and the liquid I made from (don't laugh) melting an original Ricola cough drop in water HAHA. I thought the violette plus herbal + slightly minty notes of the Ricola would produce something close to lavender! And it worked :P Great recipe, Simon, new top 10!