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.
Add 2 sticks of Mexican cinnamon to one 750 ml bottle of Ilegal Mezcal #Reposado and let sit for 6 hours
Add 1 cup of sugar to 1 cup of guava juice. Bring to a boil and boil until sugar is dissolved. Let cool.
2 oz cinnamon-infused Ilegal Reposado
3/4 oz guava syrup
3/4 oz fresh lime
Add all ingredients to a shaker and shake vigorously until chilled and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with grated cinnamon.
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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Light, bright, crushable mezcal cocktails you can try at home. Ponche Ilegal ↓
6 cups water
1 cone piloncillo
6 guava
0.5oz Tejocotes (Mexican hawthorn)
1 apple
1 handful of cranberries
3 cinnamon sticks
Add everything to a pot and boil on medium heat for 10 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups of Ilegal Joven.
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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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