Mezca Fresca
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 1 cocktail
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 1 servings
- Calories
- 537
- Total Fat
- 0
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 132
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 126
- Protein
- 1
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 579
- Total: 10 min (plus cooling)
- Active: 10 min
Ingredients
For the Simple Syrup:
1/2 cup sugar
For the Cocktail:
2 tablespoons freeze-dried raspberries or strawberries
1/2 teaspoon sugar
Kosher salt
2 ounces Mezquila
1/2 ounce Cointreau
2 ounces fresh lime juice
1 ounce strawberry puree, thawed if frozen
1 ounce simple syrup
Strawberry slice, for garnish
Directions
- Make the simple syrup: Bring the sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a saucepan, stirring to dissolve. Let cool completely; store in the refrigerator.
- Make the cocktail: Finely crush the freeze-dried berries and mix with the sugar and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Moisten the rim of a glass with water, then dip in the berry salt. Fill the glass with ice.
- Combine the Mezquila, Cointreau, lime juice, strawberry puree and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until very cold, 10 to 15 seconds.
- Strain the drink into the glass and garnish with the strawberry slice.