The smokiness of the Mezcal makes this drink a bit of a mashup of a traditional Paloma with imaginary wisps of Laphroaig!
Quite a fun and offbeat drink.
Double the amount of lime and add a bar spoon of agave and this is quite a serviceable Paloma with minimal effort.
I’ve been waiting for a long time to make this cocktail but had to wait until I could justify having all the separate ingredients in the house at the same time. Finally got a chance to make one last night and I could instantly taste why this one gets so much hype as a modern classic. As the kids would say this one is a banger! Made mine with Monkey Shoulder and Ardbeg Wee Beastie for the peat. A sublime sipper.
A delightful little drink which showcases the two whiskeys in a really different light to a traditional whiskey cocktail. The splash of soda water adds just a slight sizzle to each sip. Very good.
Used the final half ounce of my Green Chartreuse bottle in this delightful late night sipper. A really interesting and herbaceous cocktail worth savouring. Every ingredient is very well balanced. Will be returning to this one when I next pick up a new bottle of Chartreuse.
Last week my wife and I visited a New Mexican restaurant in our little town and I ordered one of their cocktails and “upgraded” the regular tequila to Mezcal. My first taste of Mezcal and I was hooked - similar to my first dalliance with peated scotch! My first mission this weekend was to find a bottle of Mezcal and the second mission was to head to Diffords to give me some pointers in the direction of some good recipes. And this Mezcal Margarita was no disappointment! A very well balanced drink with nuances of all the separate ingredients coming through on every sip. I made mine with Perro D San Juan and this might become my go-to margarita.
Like a previous reviewer I used Appleton Estate 8 Reserve and I have become a big fan of the Maple Rum Old Fashioned. A very smooth late night sipper.
“Yours Truly” should be proud of himself along with Matthias! This is a really good riff on a white Negroni. The cognac works really well in it. Excellent.
Simply delightful. Sipping on this Christmas Eve on a hot summer evening in Australia and it was totally worth the labours of crushing ice, juicing a lemon, counting out mint leaves etc…..
What a gorgeous spring / summer drink this is!
Very well balanced and just a delight. Very more-ish.
I used a homemade grenadine so like Diego's review below my drink colour was more a sophisticated pink than the bright red in the picture.
I only recently made a gin and tonic as I’ve spent my life avoiding tonic water like the plague. So trying a G & T for the first time was a confusing experience. I loathe tonic water on its own but this drink is actually good! Nice to sip on while cooking dinner.
This drink came up in a podcast I was listening to a few weeks ago with an unexpectedly high recommendation from a high brow bartender and tonight it was time to give it a go. I used Laphroaig 10 and it is definitely a smoky upgrade on what would could otherwise be merely a “scotch and coke”.
Wonderful. The lime garnish is subtle but really makes this cocktail pop.
What a pleasant little alternative to a margarita! Would be nice sipping on next to a swimming pool
Well what to do when you’re in the mood for a margarita and your backyard has a tree full of lemons and you get to wondering if you can make a tequila drink without limes? Diffords to the rescue with the Californian Margarita!
And this was an actually surprisingly good. This is going to go into my regular rotation - just to make sure my lemons don’t go to waste…….
A nice refreshing twist on a classic.
Fresh and delicate. A genteel sipper.
Quite an enjoyable nightcap. Really smooth. A bit subtler than the Godfather.
This reminds me a bit of the famous Golden Cadillac which is another creamy cocktail featuring white chocolate liqueur. Both drinks are a decadent adult treat but this one is quite interesting with the tequila dancing with the crème de cacao really well.
A very smooth mix of Campari and Amaretto. A nice night cap.
Ooooh! I think I might like this more than a conventional Manhattan! I made this and sipped on it while watching an old 50’s noir movie and it was the perfect accompaniment.
What a delight! Refreshing, a bit tart, a bit bittersweet and get ready for the ice cream headache if you drink it too fast!
Really good.