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Mezcal Martini

Aperitivo/aperitif · Short and stirred · Spirit-forward

4.1 18 ratings

Ingredients

1 2/3 oz Mezcal
1 2/3 oz Dry vermouth
4 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 Prepare garnish of skewered caperberry.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with skewered caperberry.

Flavour profile

23.6% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 163 calories

History

The classic stirred Dry Martini is five-to-one gin, but mezcal requires a different approach – a Fifty-Fifty Martini is more befitting. Mezcal Martinis are often preferred on the rocks rather than straight-up.