How to Drink Mezcal

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Pour 2  fl oz (59 mL) of mezcal into a jicarita.. Garnish with an orange wheel sprinkled with sal de gusano.. Enjoy it neat and at room temperature.

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1

Pour 2  fl oz (59 mL) of mezcal into a jicarita.

Step 1

Pour 2  fl oz (59 mL) of mezcal into a jicarita.

2

Garnish with an orange wheel sprinkled with sal de gusano.

Step 2

Garnish with an orange wheel sprinkled with sal de gusano.

3

Enjoy it neat and at room temperature.

Step 3

Enjoy it neat and at room temperature.

4

Take a sip and swish it around in your mouth.

Step 4

Take a sip and swish it around in your mouth.

5

Serve mezcal with traditional Oaxacan tlayuda.

Step 5

Serve mezcal with traditional Oaxacan tlayuda.

6

Combine 2  fl oz (59 mL) of mezcal in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

Step 6

Combine 2  fl oz (59 mL) of mezcal in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

7

Add the lime juice and agave syrup to the shaker.

Step 7

Add the lime juice and agave syrup to the shaker.

8

Shake the mixture for 10-30 seconds.

Step 8

Shake the mixture for 10-30 seconds.

9

Strain the mixture into a cocktail glass.

Step 9

Strain the mixture into a cocktail glass.

10

Garnish with a lime wheel and serve with tacos and guacamole.

Step 10

Garnish with a lime wheel and serve with tacos and guacamole.

11

Chill your cocktail glass in the freezer.

Step 11

Chill your cocktail glass in the freezer.

12

Pour the mezcal and lime juice to a shaker with ice.

Step 12

Pour the mezcal and lime juice to a shaker with ice.

13

Add in the luxardo maraschino and green chartreuse.

Step 13

Add in the luxardo maraschino and green chartreuse.

14

Shake the contents for about 20 seconds.

Step 14

Shake the contents for about 20 seconds.

15

Strain the contents into your chilled cocktail glass.

Step 15

Strain the contents into your chilled cocktail glass.

16

Garnish with a pepper slice and serve with an Oaxacan mole sauce.

Step 16

Garnish with a pepper slice and serve with an Oaxacan mole sauce.

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