Name: Prizefighter
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 30 ml Mezcal; 22.5 ml Amaro Lucano; 7.5 ml Gentian liqueur; 3 drop Xocolatl mole bitters

Prizefighter
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Fluet Double Old Fashioned 1910 44cl

Ingredients:
1 oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1 oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
³⁄₄ oz	Lucano amaro
¹⁄₄ oz	Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc)
3 drop	Xocolatl mole bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Spirit-forward, delicately bittersweet, and (depending on your mezcal) subtly smoky.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2020 at the Berkshire Room in Chicago, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Prizefighter contains 202 calories

Alcohol content:

2 standard drinks
31.01% alc./vol. (31.01° proof)
27.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Caspian Berggren

13th June at 18:59

The Vida Mezcal unfortunately dominates everything. I don't really get the bitters, Suze or Lucano. The rye is there shaping the body of the mezcal but that's pretty much it. It's unfortunate. It's a pretty nice cocktail, but next time I'll halve the Vida.

Matt Eschbach

17th May 2024 at 01:47

I really enjoyed this with Salers and Amaro delle Terme. Definitely needs a large ice cube as it gets far too tame when diluted. I would actually think it would be more enjoyable up in a Nick and Nora.

Ian Fenton

25th February 2024 at 11:28

The Suze and the Peloton de la Muerte mezcal I used didn’t really play nicely, but I’m convinced it would taste much better if I used my more precious Burrito Fiestero or Perro de San Juan, so I won’t make it again.