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Spirit Of The Week - Mezcal 2
Mezcal

Mezcal

By kulwicky
Published: 08/05/2016
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Last Updated on 08/18/2021 by Inside Tailgating

After exploring the joys of Pisco, this week we move up north a bit and check out Mezcal.

It is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from a variation of the Agave plant. Most mezcal is made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

“para todo mal, mezcal, y para todo bien también” (“for every ill, mezcal, and for everything good, too”).

Tequila is essentially a variation that is made from the blue agave plant in a specific region of the country. But mezcal by itself is the focus as we may tackle tequila separately.

In Mexico, it is generally consumed straight, and not mixed in a cocktail. But, of course, this is not Mexico. We love a few great cocktails for our tailgate event.

Our friends at A History Of Drinking have used Mezcal in a couple of drinks they paired with the amazing Mandarine Napoléon in a story they published here a couple of years ago. Please read the rest of that work, but the drinks themselves are re-posted below with permission.

Taste The South With A Mezcal Cocktail
An Emperor’s Margarita

An Emperor’s Margarita

1 ½ oz Zignum Reposado
½ oz Mandarine Napoléon
1 oz Lime Juice

Coat the rim of a cocktail glass with lime juice, and dip in chili-salt, or regular salt if you prefer. Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into the glass, and serve.

Le Revolucion
Le Revolucion

Le Revolucion

  • 1 ½ oz Zignum Reposado
  • ¾ oz Mandarine Napoléon
  • ¼ oz Lemon Juice
  • ½ oz Apricot Nectar

Mix all ingredients into a shaker with ice, shake vigorously, strain into a cocktail glass and serve.

  • kulwicky
    kulwicky

    Digital Editor of Insidetailgating.com / Sporting Event and Venue Reviewer (Stadium Journey) / FanSided writer for the sports blogs "The Baltimore Wire" & "All Over The Hill" / Food and Cocktail Writer (ahistoryofdrinking.com) / Instructional Designer and Adjunct Faculty at a local community college / [email protected] / twitter: @kulwicky Reviews

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