Nitty-Gritty

Name: Nitty-Gritty
Ingredients: 1.5 oz del maguey espadin especial mezcal; 1.5 oz la cigarrera manzanilla sherry; 0.5 oz Bénédictine; 0.5 tsp rothman & winter pear liqueur; 0.5 tsp agave nectar

From Death & Co

stirredcoupe

Ingredients

1.5 ozdel maguey espadin especial mezcal
1.5 ozla cigarrera manzanilla sherry
0.5 ozBénédictine
0.5 tsprothman & winter pear liqueur
0.5 tspagave nectar

Preparation

1.
Stir all the ingredients over ice, then strain into a coupe.
2.
No garnish.

Notes

Created by Joaquín Simó, 2011. A riff on the Fitty-Fitty martini. The combination of mezcal and sherry was so drying that the cocktail needed some texture and sweetness. The smallest amount of pear liqueur and agave nectar made a huge difference.