Leña Recipe
Tequila and a measure of mezcal shaken with pineapple and lime, with gentian bitterness and ancho chilli warmth; a Tajín rim adds salt, chilli and tang.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- ABV: 13%
- Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients
- Blanco tequila30 ml (1 oz)
- Mezcal15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Gentian liqueur15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Ancho chilli liqueur7.5 ml (0.3 oz)
- Pineapple juice30 ml (1 oz)
- Fresh lime juice22 ml (0.7 oz)
- Agave syrup15 ml (0.5 oz)
How to Make It
- Rim a rocks glass with Tajín and fill it with ice.
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into the prepared glass.
- Garnish with a pineapple half-wheel.
Garnish
Tajín rim and a pineapple half-wheel
The Story
A modern agave sour; leña is Spanish for firewood, a nod to the wood smoke the mezcal brings to the glass.
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