Blood Orange Mezcalita Recipe

Name: Las Palmas Mexican Bar & Grills BLOOD ORANGE MEZCALITA Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 oz mezcal; 0.75 oz orange liqueur (Cointreau or triple sec); 2 oz fresh blood orange juice; 0.5 oz fresh lime juice; 0.5 oz agave nectar (adjust to taste); 1 cup ice (for shaking); 1 tsp tajín chile-lime seasoning; 0.25 tsp coarse sea salt or kosher salt (optional, to mix with Tajín); 1 piece blood orange wheel or wedge; 1 piece lime wedge (for rimming); 1 cup ice (for serving)

Inspired by Las Palmas Mexican Bar & Grill

Time10m

Serves1

Mezcal, Orange Liqueur, Blood Orange Juice, Agave, Fresh Lime, Tajin

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

2 oz mezcal

3/4 oz orange liqueur (Cointreau or triple sec)

2 oz fresh blood orange juice

1/2 oz Fresh lime juice

1/2 oz agave nectar (adjust to taste)

1 cup ice (for shaking)

Garnish / Glass Prep

1 tsp tajín chile-lime seasoning

1/4 tsp coarse sea salt or kosher salt (optional, to mix with Tajín)

1 piece blood orange wheel or wedge

1 piece lime wedge (for rimming)

1 cup ice (for serving)

Method

Garnish / Glass Prep

Prepare the rim

Pour the Tajín (and optional salt) onto a small plate and mix evenly. Run the lime wedge around the outer rim of a rocks or coupe glass to moisten it. Dip the glass rim into the Tajín mixture, twisting to coat evenly. Set glass aside to dry briefly while you mix the cocktail.

If serving on the rocks, fill the prepared glass with fresh ice. If serving up, leave the glass empty.

Cocktail

Juice and measure

If not using pre-pressed blood orange juice, juice 1–2 blood oranges until you have about 2 oz (about 1 medium blood orange). Measure all liquid ingredients: mezcal, orange liqueur, blood orange juice, fresh lime juice, and agave.

Combine and shake

Add mezcal (2 oz), orange liqueur (0.75 oz), blood orange juice (2 oz), fresh lime juice (0.5 oz) and agave nectar (0.5 oz) into a cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice (about 1 cup). Secure lid and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the outside of the shaker is cold and slightly frosted.

Fine strain

Using a Hawthorne strainer and, if available, a fine mesh strainer, double-strain the cocktail into the prepared glass (over fresh ice if serving on the rocks, or neat if serving up). Double-straining removes pulp and small ice shards and yields a smoother drink.

Garnish and finish

Garnish with a blood orange wheel or wedge on the rim or floated on top. Optionally squeeze the garnish once over the drink to add a touch more aroma. Serve immediately.