Metexa Recipe
A light, wine-led aperitif: quinine-tinged aperitif wine with a measure of tequila and the spiced, rum-based sweetness of Swedish punsch, lifted by grapefruit peel.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Martini glass
- ABV: 19%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Blanco tequila15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Aperitif wine45 ml (1.5 oz)
- Swedish punsch15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Grapefruit peel1 piece
How to Make It
- Add the tequila, aperitif wine and Swedish punsch to a mixing glass with a strip of grapefruit peel and ice.
- Stir until very cold and properly diluted.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a fresh grapefruit twist.
Garnish
Grapefruit twist
The Story
An early European tequila drink recorded in London's Café Royal Cocktail Book of 1937, originally made with Kina Lillet; modern versions use a quinquina-style aperitif wine.
The main ingredient here is also a dream symbol: Wine in a dream
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