Barbacoa Cocktail

Barbacoa Cocktail

ShakenDouble rocks
  

Ingredients

  • 2 oz
    mezcal
  • ¾ oz
    agave nectar
  • ½ oz
  • ½ oz
    lemon juice
  • 1 tsp
    chipotle pepperpuréed
  •  
    lime3 wedges
  •  
    red bell pepper3 pieces
  •  
    red Fresno chile1 thin slice
Garnish: beef jerky

Preparation

  1. 1.

    Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and gently muddle them together.

  2. 2.

    Add ice and shake well until chilled.

  3. 3.

    Open pour (don't strain) into a double rocks glass and top up with fresh ice.

  4. 4.

    Garnish with a piece of high-quality beef jerky.

Notes

Created in 2009 at Los Angeles' Rivera, which became the first restaurant in LA to receive a James Beard nomination for Outstanding Bar Program.
Taggedadventurousmodern classiclocal ingredients

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Recipe by Julian Cox · Adapted from Imbibe Magazine · Photo by John Valls

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