Mictlan Margarita

Name: Mictlan Margarita
Ingredients: 2 oz Blanco Tequila; .75 oz Lime Juice; .5 oz Orange Blossom Water; 3 dash(es) Buzz Button Bitters

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By Greta Buccellato

4.0 Submitted on: February 17, 2023

Essentials

Seasonal

I made this recipe for the 2018 Herradura Legends competition in Atlanta. Since it was fall, I wanted to show love for The Day of the Dead, to create a drink I could proudly serve you or your ancestors. I started with the Herradura Blanco and added agave and fresh lime, but I also added a bit of orange blossom which is used to commune with the dead on this holiday. The floral notes play nicely with the classic Margarita format and the electric bitters pulled the whole recipe together. Acmella O...

Ingredients

2 oz
Blanco Tequila

.75 oz
Lime Juice

.5 oz
Orange Blossom Water

3 dash(es)
Buzz Button Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

2 Golden Marigolds and a dried skull apple

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Margarita

Estimated strength

About 20% ABV (estimate)

By Greta Buccellato

Coded Connections Owner

Chilled 100 USBG Bartender ~AR & Hospitality~

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Combine all ingredients except bitters and shake. Double strain into a chilled fluted glass. Top with 3 dashes of bitters, flowers and dried apple skull.

Editor's Note

Floral orange blossom meets the electric, numbing tingle of buzz button bitters in this thematic, Day of the Dead-inspired Margarita.

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4.0

John

31 July 2024

4.0

Crafted Pour

1 October 2026

This is such a beautiful and thoughtful tribute! The use of buzz button bitters to create a numbing mouthfeel is incredibly creative. Do you happen to have the recipe for those custom bitters so others can try to recreate this experience?