7 Must Mix Cocktails for Mexican Independence
By Chilled Magazine
Celebrate Mexican Independence Day 9/16 with these skillfully crafted cocktails made with agave spirits, complements of Chopin Imports.
Building its portfolio beyond vodka, Chopin Imports enters the world of agave with its premium tequila, mezcal, and mezcal gin brands.
THE UPSIDE DOWN
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Koch El Mezcal Espadin
- 3/4 oz Lime Juice
- 1/2 oz Orange Flower Simple Syrup
- 1/4 oz Dry Curacao
- Optional Edible Pink Flower (for garnish)
Preparation: Combine ingredients, shake, and strain over ice in a Collins glass.
Schitt’s & Giggles
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Terralta Tequila Blanco
- 1/2 oz Lime Juice
- 1/2 oz Pamplemousse Liqueur
- Club Soda
- Lime Leaf Garnish
Preparation: Combine first three ingredients, shake and strain over ice in a Collins glass. Top with club soda.
BERRY BEST
Ingredients:
- 1/5 oz. KOCH EL MEZCAL ARROQUEÑO
- 2 oz. Red Berries syrup
- 2 oz. Lemon Juice
- 1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
- Lemon Soda
Preparation: Shake berries and simple syrups with lemon juice and mezcal. Pour in a glass with ice and top with lemon soda.
Agave Martini
Ingredients:
- 90 ml Mezcal Gin
- 30 ml de Vermouth Bianco
- 3 green olives or 2 green grapes (for garnish)
Preparation: Pour ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. We mix them with the stirred technique, serve our mixture in a chilled martini glass and garnish with 3 olives or 2 green grapes on a stick.
Pina Margarita
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Mezcal Burrito Fiestero
- 1 oz Señor Maguey® Agave Nectar
- 1 1/2 oz pineapple juice
- .3 oz lime juice
- 1 oz orange liqueur
- Mint crown and Dehydrated pineapple slice (for garnish)
Preparation: Add ingredients into a shaker with ice. We mix and serve the mixture into an Old Fashioned glass and garnish with a mint crown and a dehydrated pineapple slice.
Mezcal Gin Tonic
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Mezcal Gin
- 5 gr or 1 cardamom barspoon
- Top Tonic water
- Lemon slice and Sprig of rosemary (for garnish)
Preparation: Havana or ball glass is filled with ice, once chilled, the ice is removed, and the glass is smoked with the rosemary sprig. Ice is added again. Mezcal Gin is poured and mixed in the glass with the cardamom. We fill the glass with tonic water and garnish with the lime slice and rosemary sprig.
HUNTER PASSION
Ingredients:
- 1/2 oz. KOCH EL MEZCAL ESPADÍN
- 1/2 oz. Orange Juice
- 2oz. Simple syrup
- 1oz. Lime Juice
- Worm Salt
- 1 Cucumber stick and lime wheel dusted with worm salt
Preparation: Mix all ingredients with mezcal and rim glass with worm salt. Serve in tall glass with ice and garnish with cucumber and slice of lime.