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50/50 Margarita (Mezcal Manzanilla Margarita)

Aperitivo/aperitif · Sours (citrus) · 50:50 Margarita

4.5 35 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Manzanilla sherry
1/2 oz Triple sec
3/4 oz Lime juice
1/4 oz Agave syrup
6 drop Margarita Bitters

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 RIM glass with Tajín seasoning (moisten outside edge with lime or orange juice and drip into Tajín).

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into pre-prepared glass filled with ice.

Garnish

  1. 5 No additional garnish. (The preprepared rim is garnish enough.)

Flavour profile

16.2% alc./vol. · 1.3 standard drinks · 148 calories

History

Manzanilla sherry adds dry, delicate, minerally salty notes to this mezcal-forward aperitivo.

This recipe is adapted from the "50/50 Margarita," created around 2020 by Natasha Bermúdez, who is the Head Bartender at Llama San in New York City, USA.

Created by Natasha Bermúdez