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Rising Sun with Xicaru

Rising Sun

Mezcal cocktails can sometimes be too intensely smoky. Still, the Rising Sun's combo of bright citrus and nutty, sweet maraschino tames the smoke.
Course cocktails
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword citrus cocktails, cocktail, grapefruit, lime cocktails, maraschino, Mezcal
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. Mezcal
  • ¾ oz. Fresh grapefruit juice
  • ¾ oz. Fresh lime juice
  • ¾ oz. Maraschino Liquor
  • Pinch of Pink sea salt
  • Lime wheel to garnish

Instructions

  1. Chill a coupe glass in the freezer until very cold or fill the glass with ice to quickly chill it down.
  2. Combine Mezcal, juices, and maraschino liquor in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously and strain into a coupe glass.
  3. Sprinkle very lightly with some pink sea salt.
  4. Garnish with a lime wheel.