High Noon

High Noon is a vibrant, spirit-forward cocktail that brings together a split base of smooth reposado tequila and smoky mezcal with the sweet, bitter complexity of orange-red aperitivo. Stirred with dry vermouth to add a clean, herbal crispness, this beautifully balanced, light-amber sipper is strained into a chilled coupe and elegantly finished with a fragrant, expressed grapefruit zest twist.

Ingredients:

• 45 ml Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal

• 15 ml Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)

• 15 ml Triple sec liqueur (40% alc./vol.)

• 30 ml Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)

• 4 drops of saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or a mere pinch of salt

Instructions:

• Select and pre-chill a coupe glass.

• Prepare a garnish of grapefruit zest twist.

• Shake all ingredients with ice.

• Fine strain into a chilled glass.

• Express grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Attribution:
Recipe: Naren Young
Origin: Difford’s Guide
Photo: Difford’s Guide