Ingredients

  • 2 ozmezcal
  • 1 ozlime juice
  • ¾ ozagave syrup
  • ½ ozegg white
  • 🍋Lime wheel and Angostura bitters drops(garnish)

🔧 Tools

cocktail shakerjiggerstrainerfine strainer

Instructions

  1. Add mezcal, lime juice, agave syrup, and egg white to a shaker without ice.
  2. Dry shake vigorously for 15 seconds to emulsify the egg white.
  3. Add ice and shake again until well chilled.
  4. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  5. Garnish with a lime wheel and carefully drop Angostura bitters onto the foam.

📜 History

The Mezcal Sour applies the timeless sour formula—spirit, citrus, sweetener, and optional egg white—to showcase mezcal's distinctive smoky character. While the exact origin is unclear, it emerged as bartenders in the 2000s began exploring mezcal beyond the Margarita. The drink demonstrates how mezcal's complexity can stand up to the sour template just as well as whiskey or pisco.

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