Spicy Dove

Spicy Dove is a bold, herbaceous twist on Mexico's iconic grapefruit highball that adds a kick of heat and garden-fresh complexity. Crafted by muddling spicy jalapeño slices and fresh cilantro sprigs with tart lime juice, pink grapefruit juice, simple syrup, and artisanal mezcal, it is shaken with ice and strained into an old-fashioned glass. Topped off with crisp, bittersweet tonic water (agua quina), this refreshing drink is beautifully finished with a dehydrated orange wheel.

Ingredients:

  • 45 ml Mezcal Mitre Origen

  • 100 ml Grapefruit Juice 

  • 15 ml Natural Syrup

  • 3 slices of Jalapeño

  • 15 ml Lemon Juice

  • 2 sprigs of cilantro

  • Quinine Water Top

  • Ice.

Instructions:

  • In a shaker, combine the cilantro sprigs, jalapeño pepper, lime juice, grapefruit juice, simple syrup, and Mezcal Mitre Origen. Muddle for 15 seconds. Add ice halfway and shake for another 15 seconds. Fill an old-fashioned glass halfway with ice and strain through. Top with tonic water.

  • Garnish with a slice of dried orange.

Attribution:
Recipe: Mitre Mezcal Artisanal
Photo & Origin: Mitre Mezcal Artisanal

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