Cocktail recipe

Illegal

Samuele Ambrosi's late-1990s mezcal sour from Italy, now on the IBA list. Mezcal, overproof rum, falernum, maraschino, and lime.

Glass
Coupe
Method
Shake
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
6

Ingredients

How to make it

  1. Add the mezcal, overproof rum, falernum, maraschino, lime juice, and simple syrup to a shaker, plus a few drops of egg white if using.
  2. If using egg white, dry shake first without ice.
  3. Shake hard with ice.
  4. Strain into a chilled coupe.

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