La Vida Mezcal recipe

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Ingredients

ice
1 ½ fluid ounces tequila
½ fluid ounce mezcal
¾ fluid ounce sweet vermouth
¾ fluid ounce bitter orange aperitif (such as Campari® or Aperol®)
1 dash orange bitters
1 thin slice orange

Nutrition Info

168.4 calories
carbohydrate: 3.7 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: : -
fiber: 0.2 g
protein: 0.1 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 9.9 mg
sugar: 2.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place ice into a cocktail shaker. Pour in tequila, mezcal, vermouth, and Campari. Add a dash of bitters, then stir or shake. Strain into a ice-filled rocks glass and garnish with a slice of orange.

Recipe Yield

1 cocktail

Recipe Note

There's only a touch of mezcal in this drink, but it adds a delicious smoky quality. Be sure to use good quality mescal and tequila here. You can substitute Aperol for the Campari -- and play with the ratios of sweet vermouth to Campari and tequila to mezcal. Enjoy!

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