• 1.5 oz Mezcal
  • 3/4 oz cointreau
  • 3/4 oz orange juice
  • 3/4 oz lime juice
  • 1/2 oz agave syrup
  • pinch of salt

Shake everything with ice, and serve in a glass with a chili flakes rim.

The recipe originally mentioned tajin seasoning for the rim, but I didn’t have any. I replaced it with chili flakes, which worked well with the mezcal, but didn’t look as good!

Overall it was good, the smoke flavor from the mezcal was not overpowering, while still making this a mezcal drink.

  • MaybeSushi@sopuli.xyzOP
    2·
    5 days ago

    The orange juice definitely made the drink lighter than a traditional margarita. I tried a mezcal margarita before (classic recipe with mezcal instead of the tequila), and it was way too smoky for me. If I find some reposado I will definitely try though!

    I was looking to try ancho reyes liquor, but I didn’t find a place to buy it unfortunately. I do plan to try a margarita with chili pepper though.

    Thanks for the suggestions, I don’t know much about tequila/mezcal, but it’s a lot of fun to try it out :)

    • threeganzi@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      5 days ago

      I can recommend Olmeca Altos Reposado for an affordable reposado for mixing. D go hmm bed Don’t buy the regular Olmeca because it’s not very good.