Mezcal, Campari & Cocchi Mezcal Negroni

At a glance

Smoke and agave meet Campari, with Cocchi filling the middle.

Ingredients

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Make it

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Method
Stir with ice, then strain over fresh ice.
Ice
One large fresh cube.
Glass
Rocks glass.
Garnish
Orange peel.

Temperature and dilution

Serve very cold and properly diluted.

What does properly diluted mean?

Proper dilution means enough water from melting ice to soften the alcohol without making the drink taste thin. Stir with ice and taste as you go: the drink should be cold, with less alcohol burn and plenty of flavour. Timing varies with your ice.

Taste

Bitterness
Gentle
Bitter
Sweetness
Dry
Sweet
Body
Light
Full
Herbal character
Clean
Herbal
Strength feel
Softer
Stronger

Vida Clásico is the bottle to remember here. Del Maguey describes fruit and spice alongside roasted-agave and burnt-wood aromas. Cocchi brings sweet wine richness to that character, with Campari keeping its orange bitterness in the mix. That gives you a particular mezcal-and-vermouth pairing to recognise and return to. If you enjoy it, remembering both bottles is more useful than remembering that the drink was smoky.

Compare

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Punt e Mes replaces Cocchi at the same measures, for the vermouth’s own sweet-and-bitter character alongside VIDA and Campari.

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