Mezcal Sour
A silky, smoky take on the classic sour that lets mezcal shine through a cloud of frothy egg white and bright citrus.
- 2 ozmezcal
- 1 ozlime juice
- ¾ ozagave syrup
- ½ ozegg white
- Lime wheel and Angostura bitters dropsgarnish
- 1Add mezcal, lime juice, agave syrup, and egg white to a shaker without ice.
- 2Dry shake vigorously for 15 seconds to emulsify the egg white.
- 3Add ice and shake again until well chilled.
- 4Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- 5Garnish with a lime wheel and carefully drop Angostura bitters onto the foam.
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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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