Finding the correct Mezcal was critical for us. We have found other Mezcals a bit like drinking liquid smoke. Finally found a reposado Mezcal which is flavourful and with just hints of smoke.
This was a wonderful cocktail. Margarita Bitters always seems to soften and blend the tastes. Highest rating.

Personally I find the sweetness from the triple sec enough, and so omitted the agave syrup. However, I tried to bring in the agave flavour by reducing the mezcal to half of that recommended and making it up with Almave non-alcoholic blue agave spirit. Could perhaps amend this to 3:1 in favour of mezcal next time, but I really enjoyed the result.

Subbed lime for yuzu juice and turned out great!

Way better than the classic margarita IMHO, smokiness adds an extra layer of complexity.

Very nice and refreshing. Used 2.5ml of honey instead of agave syrup and rimmed glass with tajin salt. Didn't have margarita bitters so used agnostura bitters instead which went nicely with the cointreau. May add a bit of soda next time to make it last longer as the drink finished too quickly!

GREAT Margarita.

Wow!
This is a beautiful cocktail. The mezcal is perfectly balanced with the other flavors, delicious and smokey with nothing overpowered.

Delicious, the thickness of the agave syrup rounds this margarita experience similar to the breakfast margarita, but less fruity and sweet. The hint of salt and bitter hits the buds. This is a very well rounded recipe, perfectly balanced with no overly dominant factor. If you feel a classic margarita is too acidious for you today, this one may be just right.

Oh my gosh! I have just realized I have wasted many years of my life by not having mezcal or this version of a margarita before. The smokiness of the mezcal plays perfectly with the other flavors. I don't have Bob's bitters, so I did a combination of a few drops of the various bitters I did have on hand. I'm not sure if they changed the flavor profile that much or not, but wow, this is suddenly one of my top drinks. It might even beat out my cherished Last Word or Daiquiri! (lime for the win!)

Swapped the agave nectar for Yerba mate syrup and margarita bitters for camomile bitters.
Recipe hold really well!

I find that tequila margaritae need careful balancing to prevent the lime dominating. Not the Mezcal Margarita - the mezcal dominates no matter what you do.
Not that this is a problem - as a mezcal newbie I'm loving the smoky vegetal weirdness that has more in common with an Islay than tequila.

I love this straight up. I don't have margarita bitters, but added a tiny but of Ancho Reyes and a half-pinch of salt. Unreal

Skipped the margarita bitters (don't have any) along with the salt, and opted for a salt and chili powder rim (would've used Tajín if I had any lying around) instead. Delectable, definitely a new favorite.

This recipe is almost perfect. Add smoked chili bitters to it for a little kick.

Great Margarita Variation - Smoky and full agave spirit taste kept in shape with the limes acids!
My slightly rounded and todays favourite variation:
22,5 Mezcal/22,5 Tequila Reposado and Cointreau changed to Cointreau Noir, rest kept as above. Summer is coming.

I really like Margaritas but have struggled with Mezcal. Never actually tried this before but I can’t believe how much I like it. Such a complex drink with so few ingredients. In my favourites list now.

I tried something similar to this, but more simplified: 1,5 oz of 100% Agave Mezcal, 1 oz of freshly squeezed lime juice and 0,5 oz of Cointreau. A light salt rim on the glass and finished with a slice of lime for garnish. It was a very refreshing drink that opened with the sweet but sour flavour of lime, gave way to the smokey Mezcal, but ended back on a pleasant limey note. I didn't really taste the orange flavour of the cointreau, but I suspect it tied it all together. Will do this again.

Wow! What a drink, made this at home. It instantly transported me back to Brazil. Smell's like Brazil and tastes like Brazil!
Que beleza!

I substituted the agave syrup with oak honey, didn't use bitters and no salt added into the drink (only rimmed).