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.
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.
1.5 oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
0.75 oz Meletti Amaro Liqueur
0.5 oz Royal Combier Grande Liqueur
3 oz Modelo Negra beer
Ice
Lime peel, for garnish
In a mixing glass, combine Ilegal Mezcal Joven, Meletti Amaro Liqueur, and Royal Combier Grande Liqueur. Stir the ingredients in a mixing glass until the mixture is cold. Top the cocktail with Modelo Negra beer. Garnish the drink with a lime peel.
1.5 oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
0.5 oz lime juice
0.5 oz grapefruit juice
4 oz grapefruit soda
Rim a tall glass with salt (or add a pinch to the cocktail). Add mezcal, lime juice, and soda, then ice. Top off with grapefruit juice and garnish with a grapefruit peel.
Add 1 cup of unsalted corn nuts to a blender and blend until the corn nuts are the consistency of course sea salt. Then mix into 5 cups of salt.
Add 3.5 oz vegan Achiote paste to 1 qt pineapple juice, and stir until dissolved.
2 oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
1 oz achiote-infused pineapple juice
1 oz lime juice
0.5 oz agave nectar
Tortilla salt rim
Shake and strain into a glass rimmed with tortilla salt. Garnish with pineapple leaves.
Nostalgia in a glass, inspired by Mercedes Castro’s Mexican anthem
1.5 oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
0.5 oz lime
0.75 oz agave nectar
0.75 oz grapefruit
2 oz IPA beer
Add all ingredients to tin and whip. Shake with 2 ice cubes and dump into a beer glass with salt rim and fill with ice. Garnish with grapefruit peel.
3 cups water
1 cup milk or alternative milk
1 bar chocolate (Ibarra)
/ Add ingredients to a pot and bring to a boil. Let boil until chocolate dissolves and let cool.
1.5 oz Ilegal Joven or Reposado
0.5 oz Ancho chili liqueur
2 oz hot chocolate mix
0.5 oz agave nectar
1 dash Angostura bitters
/ To coffee mug: add Ilegal Mezcal, agave, chili liqueur and bitters, fill with chocolate mix and garnish with cinnamon stick.
2 oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
2 slices of Poblano pepper
1 oz lime juice
0.5 oz agave nectar
Chipotle salt:
3 tsp chipotle en adobo purée
1 cup kosher salt
/ Mix Chipotle salt ingredients together and let dry.
Add ingredients to shaker and shake. Strain into stemmed glass with chipotle salt rim. Garnish with a Poblano slice.
Light, bright, crushable mezcal cocktails you can try at home. Jello Shots ↓
1.25 cups orange juice
1 packet unflavored gelatin
0.75 cups Ilegal Joven
1 sprinkle Tajín
– Add orange juice to a pot and bring to boil
– Add packet of unflavored gelatin and stir until dissolved
– Add Ilegal Mezcal Joven
– Let cool
– Pour into shot glasses and add tajín
– Refrigerate
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1.5 oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven
1 Bottle Soda Water
/ Remove 1.5 oz from a bottle of soda water and replace with Ilegal Mezcal. Garnish with a grapefruit twist or slice.
