Prickly Pear Mezcal Cocktail Recipe
Smokymezcal, prickly pear syrup and juice, along with lime juice makes this refreshing Prickly Pear Mezcal Cocktail.
Servings: 1
Calories: 195kcal
Equipment
- Cocktail shakers
- Old fashioned glass
- Strainer
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Joven mezcal
- ¾ oz. Prickly pear syrup
- 2- inch prickly pear fruit Roja pelona
- ¾ oz. fresh lime juice
PRICKLYPEAR SYRUP
- ½ cup red prickly pear juice ( roja pelona) about 3 prickly pear
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup water
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 2 all spice berries
Instructions
- First in a cocktail shaker add prickly pear fruit, prickly pear syrup and lime juice and muddle to release the juice.
- To this add Mezcal.
- Combine all ingredients in a tin and shake well with ice. Strain into a salt-rimmed glass filled with fresh ice.
Prickly Pear Syrup
- Remove the skin with a knife and de-seed the prickly pears.
- In a strain using a spoon extract the juice.
- Place the juice a saucepan with water, sugar, all spice berries, and cinnamon stick. Simmer on low for about 20 minutes. Fine strain through a chinois or cheesecloth. Bottle and refrigerate. The syrup will last approximately 2 weeks.
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Nutrition
Calories: 195kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 11IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
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