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Exit Through Santiago – Simple Cocktail Recipe

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Exit Through Santiago cocktail

Exit Through Santiago

By Rachel Pilkinton

At Beast + Barrel

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz. hibiscus-infused mezcal

1/2 oz. apricot liqueur

1/2 oz. agave

1/2 oz. lemon juice

Directions

To create the infused mezcal, soak 1/4 cup dried hibiscus leaves in a bottle of Xicaru mezcal overnight. Strain mezcal using cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer. To create the cocktail, add all ingredients with ice to a shaker and shake to combine. Strain into a rocks glass and add fresh ice. Garnish with a sprig of basil.

Exit Through Santiago

Rachel Pilkinton at Beast + Barrel

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Course Drinks

Servings 1 drink

Equipment

Cheesecloth OR fine mesh strainer
Cocktail shaker
Strainer
Rocks glass

Ingredients

1 ½ oz hibiscus-infused mezcal
½ oz apricot liqueur
½ oz agave
½ oz lemon juice

For hibiscus-infused mezcal:

¼ cup dried hibiscus leaves
1 bottle Xicaru mezcal

For garnish:

1 spirg basil

Instructions

To create the infused mezcal, soak 1/4 cup dried hibiscus leaves in a bottle of Xicaru mezcal overnight. Strain mezcal using cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer.
To create the cocktail, add all ingredients with ice to a shaker and shake to combine.
Strain into a rocks glass and add fresh ice.
Garnish with a sprig of basil.