Naked and Famous
The Naked and Famous is an IBA New Era Drink: 4 ingredients in equal parts, shaken and served in a coupe. That makes 114 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodShaken
GlassCoupe
In the glass114 ml
Strength18.9%
Ingredients
- 22.5 mlmezcal
- 22.5 mlYellow Chartreuse
- 22.5 mlAperol
- 22.5 mlfresh lime juice
Method
- Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It leans dry: 1.9 out of 10 of bitterness, 19th of 186.
- round → sour
- Citrus shows, but this is no sour: 36th of 186, and it comes from fresh lime juice.
- light → strong
- 18.9% after dilution: the middle band, 52nd of 186.
Among the five around it on the map it is the only one built on tequila.
Five that come close
- Paper PlaneBuilt on whisky and with bourbon whiskey in place of mezcal.
- Hemingway SpecialSweeter and with less bitterness in it.
- Corpse Reviver #2Sweeter and with less bitterness in it.
- Chartreuse SwizzleSweeter and with Green Chartreuse in place of mezcal.
- Greyhound4 degrees lighter and built on vodka.
Every drink near the Naked and Famous on the map
Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026