Je Suis Amer, Pero El Mezcal Te Calienta

Name: Je Suis Amer, Pero El Mezcal Te Calienta
Ingredients: 1 1/4 oz Rey Campero Espadin Mezcal; 1/2 oz Billaget China-China Amer; 1 bar spoon Licor 43; 3/4 oz Lime Juice; 3/4 oz Turbinado Simple Syrup; 1 ea Egg White; 6 dash(es) Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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By Mike Vander Horn

5.0 Submitted on: October 14, 2021

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My entry to a Mezcal Day Competition! “I am bitter” in French meets “But The Mezcal Warms You” in Spanish in the name of this (relatively) simple to make but delicious cocktail. Blending together two very different products from very different parts of the world, it is a match made in my kitchen when a warm Joven Espadin Mezcal meets Billaget’s China-China Amer. These two boast strong flavors but are well suited paired with lime and turbinado syrup. A strong dose of Angostora bitters brings in s...

Ingredients

1 1/4 oz
Rey Campero Espadin Mezcal

1/2 oz
Billaget China-China Amer

1 bar spoon
Licor 43

3/4 oz
Lime Juice

3/4 oz
Turbinado Simple Syrup

1 ea
Egg White

6 dash(es)
Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Nutmeg and Smoked Salt Rim

Build

Shake & Strain

Glass

Nick & Nora

Estimated strength

About 17% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

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Add all ingredients to a shaker tin and dry shake hard. Add ice and shake well. Double strain into a Nick and Nora glass rimmed with ground nutmeg and smoked salt.

Editor's Note

A bold cross-cultural meeting of French Amer and Oaxacan mezcal. This egg white sour is intense, deeply spiced with a heavy dose of Angostura, and enriched by vanilla and a savory smoked salt rim.