For Whom the Bell Moles

Name: For Whom the Bell Moles
Ingredients: 1 oz Tanqueray TEN Gin; 1 oz Mezcal Vago Elote; 1/2 oz Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur; 3/4 oz Red Bell Pepper Juice (acid Adjusted); 1/2 oz Strawberry Syrup; 4 drop(s) Bittermens Xocolatl Mole Bitters

By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: April 4, 2022

Refreshing

Signatures

One of my favorite things to do is acid-adjust different juices to replace citrus in a cocktail and it’s been so long since I’ve done it. Honestly, this was one of my top flavor profiles ever, the bell pepper brought up to at least lemon sourness but still retaining that vegetal sweetness. I paired the bell pepper with Mezcal Vago Elote, a corn forward vegetal Mezcal, and with chocolate spice notes of the Ancho Reyes to bridge the gap between the botanicals of the gin and the strawberry syrup, t...

Ingredients

1 oz
Tanqueray TEN Gin

1 oz
Mezcal Vago Elote

1/2 oz
Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur

3/4 oz
Red Bell Pepper Juice (acid Adjusted)

1/2 oz
Strawberry Syrup

4 drop(s)
Bittermens Xocolatl Mole Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Red Bell Pepper

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

Estimated strength

About 20% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice and shake well. Double strain into a rocks glass over a clear cube. Garnish with a slice of bell pepper.

Editor's Note

Acid-adjusted bell pepper juice provides a vegetal, citrus-like backbone to this complex sour. Mezcal Vago Elote and mole bitters add layers of toasted corn and spice.

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Crafted Pour

12 August 2026

This is such a creative use of acid-adjustment! Do you happen to have the specific ratio you use for the bell pepper juice so others can try to replicate this exact balance?