Crocodile Tail: A Tequila Martini

Name: Crocodile Tail: A Tequila Martini
Ingredients: 2 oz blanco tequila; 1/2 oz extra dry vermouth; 1/2 oz blanc vermouth; 2 dashes mezcal (see Note); 2 dashes Amaro Brucato Chaparral; lime peel

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Ingredients

2 ozblanco tequila
1/2 ozextra dry vermouth
1/2 ozblanc vermouth
2 dashesmezcal (see Note)
2 dashesAmaro Brucato Chaparral
lime peel

Preparation

1.
Add all of the ingredients to a mixing glass filled with lots of ice. Strain into a frozen glass. Garnish with a floating nasturtium leaf. Squeeze a lime peel (peel side out) over the drink, dripping some juice both on the leaf and in the drink. Discard the lime peel.
2.
NoteFor the mezcal, Eggleston says any single-varietal that isn’t espadin will work.
3.
Freezer MartiniCombine 375ml dry vermouth, 375ml blanco vermouth, 64 oz. tequila, and 18 oz. filtered water in a bottle and store in the freezer. Add dashes of amaro and mezcal to order.