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Mezcal Tropical

An Ilegal daiquiri with notes of roasted agave and plantains ~

Add to a cocktail shaker:

2 oz Ilegal Mezcal Reposado
1 oz house banana syrup*
1 oz fresh lime juice

Shake and strain with ice and garnish with cinnamon and a banana.

2 bananas, peeled and sliced in small pieces
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
1 tsp lemon juice (optional)

Combine the sliced bananas, sugar, and water in a saucepan over medium heat, and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for about 15-20 min, or until the liquid has thickened, then remove from heat and let cool for a few minutes.

Using a blender, puree the banana mixture until smooth. If desired, add lemon juice and stir to combine. Let cool completely before using in the cocktail.

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Cóctel Al Pastor

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.

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El Poblano

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.

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Lulo Margarita

Ricky builds his specialty Lulo Margarita with Ilegal Mezcal at Broken Shaker in Miami, FL. Recipe ↓


Add to shaker:

1 oz Lulo Syrup

1 oz Lime Juice

2 oz Ilegal Joven

To make Lulo Syrup, add Lulo fruit pulp to your agave syrup equal parts. Modify to taste.

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Forgtmenot

Rocko builds the ‘Forgtmenot’ with Ilegal Mezcal at Ponyboy in Brooklyn, NY. Recipe ↓

1.75 oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven

0.75 oz lime juice

0.75 oz watermelon juice

0.25 oz ginger syrup

Splash of aquafaba

Matcha salt (matcha powder + salt)

Rim a rocks glass with matcha salt. Add remaining ingredients to shaker and shake. Pour over ice.

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Margarita de Granada

Light, bright, crushable mezcal cocktails you can try at home. Margarita de Granada ↓


2oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven

1oz lime

1oz agave syrup

0.5oz pomegranate juice

Pomegranate seeds and lime wheel

Add mezcal, lime, agave syrup and pomegranate juice to a shaker, shake until chilled and strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice.
Garnish with pomegranate seeds and lime wheel.

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1 bottle of Ilegal Mezcal Joven 750ml

8oz lime

8oz agave syrup

6oz pomegranate juice

Pomegranate seeds and 6 lime wheels

Add mezcal, lime, agave syrup and pomegranate juice to a pitcher with light ice, stir until chilled.
Garnish with pomegranate seeds and lime wheels.

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