Mezcal Recipe ⟶ La Vida Mezcal

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!

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

Cooking 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.

Nutrition Facts

• calories168.4
• carbohydrateContent3.7 g
• fiberContent0.2 g
• proteinContent0.1 g
• sodiumContent9.9 mg
• sugarContent2.3 g