1oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
2oz bitter Italian Bitters Apértif*
3oz Prosecco
0.5oz grapefruit juice
1.5oz soda water
Add fresh ice to a large wine glass and pour in the mezcal and Italian Bitters Apéritif. Slowly pour Prosecco and top with soda water. Stir, and garnish with a grapefruit peel and a pinch of salt.
*Martini & Rossi Fiero Apéritif is preferred, or substitute with Aperol or Campari.
2oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
1oz fresh lime juice
3oz fresh watermelon juice
0.75oz agave syrup
A nostalgic, refreshing blend to whip up all summer long.
Run a lime wedge around the rim of a large margarita glass or rocks glass and dip into tajín or salt. In a blender, combine ingredients with 1 cup of ice and blend until smooth. Pour into the prepared glass, and garnish with a chili-coated watermelon lollipop.
2oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
1oz fresh lime juice
0.75oz agave syrup
A classic Tommy’s mezcal margarita with our signature black salt rim.
Fill a rocks glass with ice, run a lime wedge around the rim and dip into black salt. Add ingredients to a shaker. Strain over fresh ice in the prepared glass then garnish with a lime wheel.
4oz Horchata
1.5oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
1.5oz Espresso
The Ilegal Horchata Café Latte is a cozy cocktail for this festive season.
Top off with ice, add ingredients to a blender, and garnish with cinnamon.
2oz Ilegal Mezcal Reposado
4 dashes of Angostura bitters
2 dashes of orange bitters
0.5oz simple syrup
The Ilegal Mezcal take on a Oaxacan Old Fashioned is an enduring classic with a Oaxacan spirit.
Add all ingredients into a rocks glass over ice and stir. Garnish with an orange peel.
2 oz Ilegal Caribbean Cask Finish
1 oz fresh lime juice
0.75 oz simple syrup
Lime wheel, for garnish
Chill a coupe or cocktail glass by filling it with ice water while you mix.
In a shaker, combine the mezcal, fresh lime juice, and simple syrup. Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for about 15 seconds until well chilled.
Discard the ice water from your glass. Strain the mixture into the chilled glass. Garnish with a lime wheel or twist.
A carajillo is a sweet & easy to prepare Spanish & Mexican classic with Espresso & Licor43.
Add to shaker:
2oz espresso (or very strong coffee), cooled slightly
1.5oz Licor 43
1.5oz Ilegal Mezcal Reposado
Shake until chilled and strain into glass with fresh ice
Garnish with orange twist
2 oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
0.75 oz lemon juice
0.75 oz crème de cacao
0.5 oz Lillet Blanc
Orange twist, for garnish
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Double strain into a coupe glass to remove any ice and solids. Garnish the drink with a twist of orange peel.
2 oz Ilegal Mezcal Añejo
0.25 oz sherry
0.5 oz Antica Formula (sweet vermouth)
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 dash orange bitters
Orange peel, for garnish
In a mixing glass, combine ingredients and stir until the mixture is cold. Strain the cocktail into a glass. Garnish the drink with a twist of orange peel.
Meaning ‘grass’, Malinalli is the day in the Aztec Calendar associated with rejuvenation and tenacity.
1.5 oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
0.5 oz Green Chartreuse
0.75 oz pineapple juice
0.5 oz lime juice
Rosemary sprig
Combine and shake vigorously. Double strain the cocktail into a glass to remove any ice and solids. Garnish the drink with a fresh rosemary sprig.
