Mezcal Margarita
The Mezcal Margarita is a bar standard outside the IBA list: 6 ingredients, shaken and served in a rocks glass. That makes 123 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodShaken
GlassRocks glass
In the glass123 ml
Strength22.5%
Ingredients
- 45 mlmezcal
- 22.5 mltriple sec
- 22.5 mlfresh lime juice
- 5 mlagave syrup
- 0.4 mlsalt
- 1.6 mlAngostura Bitters
Method
- Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
- Shake and fine strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass.
Garnish: Garnish with a lime wedge.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It sits between bitter and sweet: 0.8 out of 10 of bitterness, 119th of 186 for sweetness.
- round → sour
- Citrus shows, but this is no sour: 46th of 186, and it comes from fresh lime juice.
- light → strong
- 22.5% after dilution: the middle band, 38th of 186.
Among the five around it on the map it is the only one built on tequila.
Five that come close
- White LadyBuilt on gin and with gin in place of mezcal.
- SidecarBuilt on brandy and with cognac in place of mezcal.
- Lemon Drop MartiniSweeter and built on vodka.
- Army & NavyRounder and built on gin.
- Corpse Reviver #23 degrees lighter and built on gin.
Every drink near the Mezcal Margarita on the map
Recipe source: Difford's Guide · checked on 3 November 2026