Right here at “Cocktail Faculty,” we’ve usually remarked concerning the relative lack of “traditional” tequila cocktails, particularly for reposado and añejo expressions. Hell, we even ran an whole episode dedicated to mixing the previous in drinks, because of the lack of historic recipes. As such, we’ve needed to ration our tequila classics over the previous 150-plus episodes. As we speak’s drink is just not — traditionally talking — made with repo or añejo, however it’s undoubtedly a traditional devised nearly 100 years in the past, even when its quirky identify would possibly recommend in any other case. Talking of names, the drink is the Mexican Firing Squad.
Becoming a member of us at this time to debate the cocktail is James O’Donnell, bar supervisor at Fives Bar in New Orleans. As he places it, the Mexican Firing Squad is a superb suggestion for these seeking to riff on the Spicy Margarita, however it’s additionally a lot greater than that. Prepare for a deep dive on grenadine, Prohibition-era bars in Mexico, and the exploits {of professional} author and drinker Charles H. Baker Jr. It’s all proper right here on the “Cocktail Faculty” podcast. Tune in for extra.
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James O’Donnell’s Mexican Firing Squad Recipe
Elements
- 4-5 dashes Angostura bitters
- ¾ ounce recent lime juice
- ¾ ounce Hibiscus grenadine (1:1 Pom juice to sugar + 5-7 grams dried hibiscus per quart)
- 2 dashes Árbol Chile tincture (Blanco tequila and Chile de árbol)
- 2 ounces reposado tequila, similar to Patrón
- Garnish: dehydrated lime wheel
Instructions
- Add all elements to a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Exhausting shake till nicely chilled and pressure right into a rocks glass full of cubed ice.
- Garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel.
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