A riff on the sweet classic Grasshopper cocktail. Legend has it the drink was invented in 1918 at Tujague’s Restaurant in New Orleans’ French Quarter.
Add to shaker:
1oz crema de menth
1oz cream
1oz crema de cacao
1oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
Shake until chilled and strain into stemmed glass
Garnish with Mexican chocolate
1.5oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
1.5oz Cucumber Juice
.75oz Simple Syrup
.5oz Ancho Reyes
.5oz Fresh Lime
Build all ingredients in cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously with ice. Strain over fresh ice and garnish with a cucumber sliver.
Signature Ilegal Mezcal Cocktail by Carlos Abeyta
.75oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
.75oz Triple Sec
.75oz Aperol
.75oz LimeJuice
Lemon Peel Garnish
Build all ingredients in cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously with ice. Strain up into coupe or Nick and Nora glass and finish with lime zest.
A mezcal riff on the classic Paper Plane cocktail
