• 1.5 oz Mezcal
  • 3/4 oz cointreau
  • 3/4 oz orange juice
  • 3/4 oz lime juice
  • 1/2 oz agave syrup
  • pinch of salt

Shake everything with ice, and serve in a glass with a chili flakes rim.

The recipe originally mentioned tajin seasoning for the rim, but I didn’t have any. I replaced it with chili flakes, which worked well with the mezcal, but didn’t look as good!

Overall it was good, the smoke flavor from the mezcal was not overpowering, while still making this a mezcal drink.

  • DougPiranha42@lemmy.world
    2·
    3 months ago

    I love mezcal cocktails. I am not sure about this particular recipe. A few comments(based on my own preference)

    • Orange juice is too watery for my taste, and doesn’t work with a margarita style drink. If you want the drink more orangey, use more triple sec and less syrup, or add some orange bitters. Shake well with ice and strain into a chilled margarita glass or an old fashioned glass on the rocks to keep the drink very cold and high in alcohol/ low on water. That’s what makes the flavor concentrated. Use more lime if you need it more citrusy.
    • if you have any good anejo and reposado tequilas, you can always experiment mixing tequila with mezcal. Like instead of 1.5 mezcal, use 1 reposado tequila and 0.5 mezcal for a more rounded flavor.
    • get some ancho reyes liqueur, it is smokey and spicy, works great in margaritas. You could reduce the triple sec a bit and add 0.5 ancho reyes for a slightly drier and chili infused version.
    • try a few different mezcals, they can be surprisingly smooth and rich tasting. I like Madre Espadin for mixing, it’s not crazy expensive but quite nice.
    • I agree that chamoy and tajin are unnecessary, distasteful, and can only ruin drinks, I wish bars would stop doing it. Rubbing half of the rim with a lime wedge and sprinkling on some flakey serving salt can work nicely, but the point is to save a good portion of the rim for actually drinking the drink.

    Cheers!

    • MaybeSushi@sopuli.xyzOP
      2·
      3 months ago

      The orange juice definitely made the drink lighter than a traditional margarita. I tried a mezcal margarita before (classic recipe with mezcal instead of the tequila), and it was way too smoky for me. If I find some reposado I will definitely try though!

      I was looking to try ancho reyes liquor, but I didn’t find a place to buy it unfortunately. I do plan to try a margarita with chili pepper though.

      Thanks for the suggestions, I don’t know much about tequila/mezcal, but it’s a lot of fun to try it out :)

      • threeganzi@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        3 months ago

        I can recommend Olmeca Altos Reposado for an affordable reposado for mixing. D go hmm bed Don’t buy the regular Olmeca because it’s not very good.

    • Zannsolo@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 months ago

      Naked and famous - shaken with ice served in martini glass with lime garnish. 1 part mezcal 1 part aperol 1 part yellow chartreuse (I’ve had trouble finding it lately) 1 part lime

      Sooo good.

      • DougPiranha42@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 months ago

        Sounds intriguing. I used to have green chartreuse but only used it a couple times, it was quite intense. Never tried yellow. I may try something like mezcal, amaro, vermouth.