Ingredients

  • ¾ ozmezcal
  • ¾ ozAperol
  • ¾ ozmaraschino liqueur
  • ¾ ozfresh lime juice
  • 🍋grapefruit peel(garnish)

🔧 Tools

citrus juicerjiggershakerstrainer

Instructions

  1. Add mezcal and Aperol and maraschino and lime juice to a shaker.
  2. Express a grapefruit peel over the drink and discard or drop in.
  3. Fill with ice and shake until well chilled.
  4. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

📜 History

Phil Ward created this mezcal variation on the Last Word at Mayahuel in New York around 2009. It demonstrates how modern bartenders adapted classic templates to showcase agave spirits.

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