Susto
4.0 12 ratings
Ingredients
1 oz Mezcal
5/6 oz Amaro (e.g. Montenegro)
1/2 oz Red quinquina e.g. Dubonnet, Byrrh
1 dash Celery bitters
How to make
Serve in a old-fashioned glass
Method
- 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of amaranth/pigweed sprigs or basil leaf.
- 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
- 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
23.0% alc./vol. · 1.2 standard drinks
History
Bittersweet with mezcal and amaro combined harmoniously with aromatic wine and celery bitters.
Sam Robertson & Alexander Taylor created this drink in 2017 at Pennyroyal, Cardiff, Wales. "Susto is from the Digestives section of our menu. Local Zapotec tribes of Oaxaca, Mexico, attribute illness to ‘Susto’ – emotional shock. Tribeswomen known as ‘Partera’ provide herbal remedies to ease the suffering."
Created by Sam Robertson