Barbacoa Recipe
Mezcal shaken with muddled lime and chilli, ginger and agave — smoky, hot and savoury enough to be garnished with a strip of beef jerky.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- ABV: 17%
- Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients
- Mezcal60 ml (2 oz)
- Agave syrup22 ml (0.7 oz)
- Ginger syrup15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Lime (cut in wedges)3 piece
- Fresh chilli1 piece
How to Make It
- Muddle the lime wedges and the chilli slice in a shaker.
- Add the mezcal, agave syrup, ginger syrup and lemon juice with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Double-strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a strip of beef jerky.
Garnish
Strip of beef jerky
The Story
One of the savoury mezcal drinks that came out of the Los Angeles bar scene around 2010, when smoke, chilli and meat garnishes first moved from the kitchen to the bar.
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