Hi!
I bought some Mezcal on a whim (Del Maguey Mezcal Vida), and I'm wondering if you have any good recommendations for what to do with it?
I have tried a margarita with Mezcal instead of tequila, and I thought it was nice.
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Sorry, I also had more information, but I was falling asleep as I wrote that message:
It has been pretty easy to find Chartreuse in where I live, but I have heard that it has become hard to get yellow and green Chartreuse in the US. In my opinion, while a Naked and Famous is a great cocktail, the Division Bell isn't too far from it and is cheaper to make. The Mezcal is certainly more dominate.
Sea Legs has been one of my favourite drink over the last half year. The peat from the Islay(pref. Laphroaig) pairs wonderfully the mezcal. If you like the Modern Medicine or the Penicillin, I'm pretty confident you would love this drink. I highly recommend making your own orgeat (if you're not already). There is a hack where you can make it from oat milk, which is easy and much nicer than store-bought. Every time I've been served a drink with store-bought orgeat, its tasted awful.
I also use my celery bitters in a jalapeño & grapefruit cordial, which makes for a good mocktail. It works well with those kind of flavours.
Here's a video on the Sea Legs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hll45WbmWc
Nice, thanks for the details! I'll try to get some chartreuse next time I go to France :) I do make my own orgeat, mainly for Mai Tai, but it's always nice to get more use for it!