Are you a Discerning Drinker?
Join thousands of like-minded professionals and cocktail enthusiasts, receive our weekly newsletters and see pages produced by our community for fellow Discerning Drinkers.
Mezcal Fruit Cup (Diffords No.8 Cup)
-
Mezcal Fruit Cup (Diffords No.8 Cup)
Serve in a Collins glass
| 5⁄6 oz | Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal |
| 5⁄6 oz | Orange Curaçao liqueur |
| 5⁄6 oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
| 2 dash | Bob's Lavender Bitters |
| 1 2⁄3 oz | Thomas Henry Ginger Ale |
| 1 2⁄3 oz | Cola (e.g. Coca-Cola or Pepsi) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon, orange & strawberry slices, mint sprig & borage.
- POUR all ingredients into glass.
- Half fill glass with ice.
- Add a citrus slice and a couple of mint leaves from garnish
- Fill to brim with ice.
- Finish with rest of garnish.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
While some struggle to appreciate mezcal- its robust, slightly smoky character adds depth and complexity to this delicious summery cocktail.
History:
Created in June 2017 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room in London, England. For more recipes and history see Fruit Cups and Pimm's.
Nutrition:
One serving of Mezcal Fruit Cup (Diffords No.8 Cup) contains 210 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.6 standard drinks
- 12.79% alc./vol. (12.79° proof)
- 22.5 grams of pure alcohol
- More Aperitivo/aperitif cocktails
- More Barbeque cocktails
- More Elevenses/afternoon cocktails
- More Fruity (e.g. Pornstar Martini) cocktails
- More Long drinks & highballs cocktails
- More Party cocktails
- More Summer cocktails
Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
Previous cocktail
Tequila Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.7)
Next cocktail
Pisco Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.9)
Summer Fruit Cups & Pimm's
Fruit cups, quintessentially English summertime thirst-quenching drinks, were invented by the Victorians and were originally a mixture of fruit, liqueurs...
20 best Summer cocktails
When it comes to cocktails, summer screams "Sex on the Beach", or at least fruit-forward rather than spirit-forward, more refreshing cocktails, but not...
20 best/most rated Martinis
There are 1,000s of cocktails with "Martini" in their name on Difford's Guide, and the majority are not actually true Martinis, at least going by the Oxford...
20 best Amaretto cocktails
The bittersweet almond and vanilla flavour of amaretto mixes brilliantly with dark spirits – particularly whiskey but this versatile liqueur also mixes...
Join the discussion
Showing 1 comment for Mezcal Fruit Cup (Diffords No.8 Cup).
See discussion in the Forum
I used Cointreau and no lavender bitters. Added some peach.
I'm thinking of infusing the peach an hour beforehand.