Oaxacan Mezcal & Basil Cocktail
This Oaxacan Mezcal Cocktail, with its smokiness and perfect balance of sweet and sour, will leave you craving more.
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 290kcal
Equipment
- Muddler
- Old fashioned glass
Ingredients
- 3 lime wedges
- 5 basil leaves
- 2 ounces Mezcal
- 1.5 ounces lime juice
- 1.5 ounces agave syrup
- bacon salt for the rim of the glass
- Ice
Instructions
- Add lime wedges and basil to the shaker. Muddle.
- Add mezcal, lime juice, agave, and ice. Shake well.
- Wet the rim of an old fashioned glass with a lime wedge and roll the rim in the bacon salt.
- Add ice to the glass, then pour in the cocktail. Garnish with a lime wedge and basil leaves. Serve.
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Notes
- You can replace the bacon salt with another spicy or savory salt.
Nutrition
Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 105mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 106IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg