El ChapoAND Today, we have sun!Recipe by Chad AustinFrom Everyone Ha a F*cking Cocktail Book Chad says it’s the first Mezcal tropical drink he ever made, and it’s also simple and fuckwittable, according to him. I guess that means any dumb shit can make it? I did 😊 Today, first time for ages we have…
Category: Mezcal
Watermelon Basil Mescal Margarita
I was looking for a summer drink for this evening, but in usual downtown Amsterdam style, it’s kind of hot ( by Amsterdam standards) and very humid. I think we could be in for storms. I found this recipe online, while perusing ideas for watermelon and mint combos. This is watermelon and basil though, with…
Esplanade Mezcal Swizzle
Esplanade Mezcal Swizzle using RummieClub Falernum Recipe from Danny Shapiro Sink/Swim Chicago via Imbibe Magazine 30ml Mezcal-Ilegal30ml Amontillado Sherry22.5ml Fresh Lime Juice15ml Falernum15ml Ginger Syrup 1:1 Combine all ingredients in a Collins Glass, fill the glass halfway with crushed ice. Stir using the swizzle stick. Top the glass with more crushed ice. GarnishMint sprig and…
Red Wedding
From Minimalist TikiRecipe by Rumba, Jen Akin I have been on a bit of a roll making this drink for friends lately. Despite the look of it, it is not a sweet drink. And it looks fantastic. I don’t have Pilsener glasses, well, not until I can find some funky ones at a local second…
The Pilikia
From Minimalist TikiRecipe by Shea Hogan- The Shameful Tiki Room 6 Basil leaves2 dashes Angostura Bitters30ml Lime Juice30ml Pineapple Juice15ml Falernum – I just have Taylor’s Velvet ( should make myself some falernum syrup- note to self)7.5ml Mezcal- Ilegal Jovan22.5ml Bourbons- Bulleit30ml Chambord Build all ingredients in your shaker, flash blend or shake hard with…
Last of the Oaxacans
A Last Wird riffRecipe from Imbibe Magazine 22.5ml Mescal- Ilegal22.5ml Green Chartreuse22.5ml Maraschino22.5ml Fresh Lime Juice Shake all the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.Garnish with a cherry
Terrible Love
How often, I wonder, does a cocktail get named after a song?The National, hailing from Cincinnati, although forming in Brooklyn. They are up there with my favourite bands. The song itself, was performed on Jimmy Fallon, 2 months before its official release. The album ‘High Violet’ has some great songs, (well I my opinion anyway)…
El Ultimo Guerrero Azteca
It was last summer, when I had an abundance of cherries, so decided to put a few jars aside, drowned in brandy. I had kind of forgotten about them a bit, after initially trying them with some ice cream.I saw this recipe a while back, and saved it. I wasn’t sure when I would get…
Holiday in the Fourth Republic v2.0
So nice….I’ve made this twice. 2nd time in a week making this cocktail but changed the presentation. 22.5ml Cognac 22.5ml aged Jamaican Rum- Appleton Signature 22.5ml Mezcal 15ml Pandan Syrup 15ml Lime Juice 15ml Lemon Juice 45ml Pineapple Juice 15ml Coconut Cream Flash blend with a spindle mixer, or shake with crushed ice. Garnish with…
Holiday in the Fourth Republic
I made the Pandan syrup especially for these 2 drinks tonight. The aroma of Pandan is quite intoxicating to the senses, with smells of vanilla, but at the same time, had a nutty smell, similar to Basmati Rice. It’s a green, leafy, sort of grassy taste, but not really comparable to anything else. Don’t be…
Mr. Cock & Tails 