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Smoky Margarita

Mezcal Margarita.

Glassware
Coupe
Method
shake
Difficulty
easy

Ingredients

  • spirit

    Smoky agave spirit produced primarily in Oaxaca. Earthy and unmistakable.

  • liqueur

    Premium triple sec with a cleaner, sharper orange flavor.

  • fruit

    Always fresh-squeezed. Sharper than lemon, essential to tiki and tequila drinks.

Method

  1. Salt half the rim of a coupe.

  2. Shake all with ice 12 seconds.

  3. Double-strain into the coupe.

  4. Garnish with lime wheel.

Garnish

  • rim — Sea Salt
  • Lime Wheel

About this drink

Replace tequila with mezcal — the rest stays. Smoke transforms it.

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